Edward Snowden Calls Facebook Surveillance Under Guise of Social Media Following Cambridge Analytica Scandal

Edward Snowden criticized Facebook, claiming social media companies were simply “surveillance companies” who engaged in a “successful deception” by rebranding themselves.

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NSA whistleblower and former CIA employee Edward Snowden slammed Facebook in a Saturday tweet following the suspension of Strategic Communication Laboratories (SCL) and its political data analytics firm, Cambridge Analytica, over what Facebook says was the imporoper use of collected data. In a nutshell, in 2015 Cambridge Analytica bought data

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FBI Whistleblower on Pierre Omidyar and His Campaign to Neuter Wikileaks

FBI whistleblower Sibel Edmonds asserts Pierre Omidyar decided to create The Intercept to not only take ownership of the Snowden leaks but also to continue his blockade against WikiLeaks and create a “honey trap” for whistleblowers.

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By Whitney Webb
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange leaves after greeting supporters outside the Ecuadorian embassy in London, May 19, 2017 (AP/Frank Augstein)

WikiLeaks, the transparency organization known for publishing leaked documents that threaten the powerful, finds itself under pressure like never before, as does its editor-in-chief, Julian Assange. Now, the fight to silence Wikileaks is not only being waged by powerful government figures but also by the media, including outlets and organizations

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NSA Leaker Reality Winner Denied Bail For “Hating America”

Judge Brian Epps contended Winner’s “hate” for America and admiration of Edward Snowden and Julian Assange make her a dangerous threat.

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By Kevin Gosztola
Reality Winner. Photo via standwithreality.org

Federal magistrate judge Brian Epps once again denied bail to alleged NSA leaker Reality Winner. This time, Epps contended Winner’s “hate” for America and supposed admiration of NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden and WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Julian Assange make her a dangerous threat. Winner is accused of “removing classified material from a

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White Helmets, Snowden …Trump: Who Will Take 2017’s Nobel Peace Prize?

Big-hitting nominations this year are said to include the US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin.

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Edward Snowden addressing an audience live in Berlin via video link on Saturday evening.

With the Nobel Peace Prize to be announced Friday, this year’s winner from some 381 nominees will join a litany of past recipients from a diverse list of politicians, activists and others who've been mired in controversy. While the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO), an independent foundation, has put together its annual shortlist of prize

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Ron Paul’s Interview With Edward Snowden Is The Best Thing You’ll See All Week

Snowden discusses the true meaning of freedom, the nature of the deep state, and even his upbringing as a child of a government family in an interview with Ron Paul.

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Unlike the Green Party’s Jill Stein, not one Republican or Democratic nominee has voiced any support for the NSA whistleblower or shown any willingness to allow him to return to the U.S. as a free man. (Photo: Tony Webster/CC)

“Saying that you don’t care about privacy because you have nothing to hide is no different than saying you don’t care about freedom of speech because you have nothing to say.” That comment was made by famed whistleblower Edward Snowden during a recent interview on the Ron Paul Liberty Report. In his conversation with Dr. Paul and Daniel McAdams,

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Putin Offers Political Asylum To James Comey In Russia

Putin likened Comey to Edward Snowden, who was granted asylum in Russia in 2013.

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Exxon Mobil Corp. CEO Rex Tillerson, left, attend a signing ceremony of an agreement between state-controlled Russian oil company Rosneft and Exxon Mobil corporation at the Black Sea port of Tuapse, Russia, June 15, 2012. (AP/RIA-Novosti, Mikhail Klimentyev)

Vladimir Putin trolled the US on Thursday, when speaking in a live call-in show with the Russian nation, the Russian president likened Comey to Edward Snowden, who was granted asylum in Russia in 2013, and scoffed at James Comey's disclosure of his conversations with U.S. President Donald Trump, saying the move has made Comey eligible for political

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