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There is thus little or no ability for an internet user to know when they are being covertly propagandized by their government, which is precisely what makes it so appealing to intelligence agencies, so powerful, and so dangerous.

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Glenn Greenwald
Age: 57
Born: 1967
Born: March 6
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