Edward SnowdenThese programs were never about terrorism: they're about economic spying, social control, and diplomatic manipulation. They're about power.
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Edward Snowden is the man we need to thank for exposing the NSA's top-secret surveillance programs. His leaks not only exposed the NSA's unacceptable level of intrusion in the modern world, they also showed how it views itself as an authority on all human affairs.
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