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The FBI was creating a world where citizens rely on Apple to defend their rights, rather than the other way around.

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Edward Snowden
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: June 21
Computer Scientist
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Whistleblower
Elizabeth City
North Carolina
Edward Joseph Snowden
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