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Challenges to internet freedom are threats to grassroots protests, panelists agreed.
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Edward Snowden News
Edward Snowden is a former Central Intelligence Agency agent and computer scientist, who leaked classified information of the National Security Agency (NSA) in 2013. The leaked documents were published by The Guardian, The New York Times and other influential media and revealed numerous global surveillance programs conducted by Five Eyes Intelligence Alliance with the assistance of the NSA and various telecommunication companies. Ed Snowden’s revelations became an international issue that strained relations between the world’s governments. Today, Snowden is living in Moscow, Russia under temporary asylum. The exact place where Snowden is living has not been revealed for his safety. Edward Snowden is a Bitcoin and cryptocurrency enthusiast but stated multiple times that cryptocurrencies are not as secure and private as mass media often tries to frame it.
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A U.S. circuit court has concluded its review of a terrorism financing case that begin in 2010, saying that the NSA's phone tapping was illegal but that it was a minor part of the evidence.
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The US President said during a press conference that he would consider allowing Edward Snowden to return from his 7-year ‘exile’ in Russia.
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Following Bitcoin’s flash crash, the world-famous whistleblower, Edward Snowden, is considering buying the dip.
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A new lawsuit over memoir sees the threat of Washington confiscating Snowden’s funds, a problem he suggests Bitcoin could fix.
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Edward Snowden also brushed off claims that bitcoin is mainly used by criminals, arguing: “There are a hell of a lot more criminals that use the dollar.”
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Parity’s Jutta Steiner talks to Cointelegraph about the transition to web 3.0 and what role user experience will play.
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Ajit Tripathi of ConsenSys tells Cointelegraph about the venture production studio’s goal to “unleash this entrepreneurial spirit” of the blockchain community.
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The MIT Technology Reviews explores three hypothetical ways that Bitcoin could be “destroyed” in a new article.
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Edward Snowden cast doubt on Bitcoin in an interview March 22 due to the public nature of its Blockchain.
52653 World-famous advocate for user data security and anonymity speaks out about digital currencies.
27452Blockchain alone doesn’t fix it - privacy can only be protected when all loopholes are closed, not with a single general technology.
11673Donald Trump’s choice for Attorney General may indicate an administration hostile to encryption as privacy advocates react to this news by downloading Signal en masse.
1338There has been growing controversy over new cryptocurrency Zcash since the tweet by Edward Snowden suggested that it will encourage tax protests.
2391Edward Snowden, former CIA contractor and an outspoken advocate for privacy, reacted on the case of Montreal police unjustifiable surveillance on journalists.
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