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Civil Liberties

Edward Snowden: If You Care About Your Privacy, Avoid Dropbox, Facebook, and Google

Reason Staff | 10.13.2014 9:03 AM

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According to Edward Snowden, people who care about their privacy should stay away from popular consumer Internet services like Dropbox, Facebook, and Google.

Snowden conducted a remote interview today as part of the New Yorker Festival, where he was asked a couple of variants on the question of what we can do to protect our privacy.

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