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People would publish their websites other people would read them. But there was no real back and forth other than through e-mail. Web 2.0 was what they called the collaborative web - Facebook, Twitter, the social media.
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Edward Snowden
Age: 41
Born: 1983
Born: June 21
Computer Scientist
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Intelligence Analyst
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Security Guard
System Administrator
Whistleblower
Elizabeth City
North Carolina
Edward Joseph Snowden
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