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mental_hangover3 days agoNew revelations from the Snowden archive surface | Computer Weeklycomputerweekly.com - Stefania MauriziHe risked his neck. When Edward Snowden chose to expose the US National Security Agency (NSA)’s mass surveillance, Leviathan, and that of its British …
