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When we think in the context of the last decade's infringements upon personal liberty and the last year's revelations, it's not about surveillance. it's about liberty.
-Edward Snowden
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When we think in the context of the last decade's infringements upon personal liberty and the last year's revelations, it's not about surveillance. it's about liberty.
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