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We have to argue forcefully and demand that the government recognise that these programmes do not prevent - mass surveillance does not prevent acts of terrorism.

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