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Facebook in particular is the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented.

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Julian Assange
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: July 3
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I'm not a big fan of regulation: anyone who likes freedom of the press can't be.
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Transparency in government leads to reduced corruption.
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Every time we witness an act that we feel to be unjust and do not act, we become a party to injustice.
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