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Do you think that Edward Snowden is a hero? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 1 day ago by Anonymous_Leaker@lemmy.world to c/privacy@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/48428963

I personally do, he actually risked his life to release information about the government spying on people. And there are for sure more advanced ways now. Even your phone is listening.

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[–] Carmakazi@piefed.social 1 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago)

Yeah. Probably had to worry about illegal snatch and grabs too. It's just ironic that he had to turn to autocrats who use much of the same tactics he warned about.

Of course our views on Russia in 2013 were quite different to what they are now, but we always kind of knew they were a mafia state with varying levels of dedication to "playing along" on the world stage.