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The Snowden Effect: Privacy is good for business

Tech companies didn't look so good when Edward Snowden revealed they were helping governments spy on people. It might have been the best thing that happened to them.

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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 14: Author Glenn Greenwald speaks at a book discussion at the Sixth & I Historic synagogue May 14, 2014 in Washington, DC. Greenwald published National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden's leaks of secret U.S. government information as a columnist for The Guardian US. A former constitutional lawyer who had frequently written about civil liberties, Greenwald wrote ''No Place to Hide: Edward Snowden, the NSA, and the U.S. Surveillance State'' about his pursuit of the Snowden story and the fallout from the information he provided. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Glenn Greenwald: Snowden and Silicon Valley's conscience (Q&A)

Three years after the world learned about US and UK surveillance programs, the reporter who helped publicize Edward Snowden's leaks says concerns over privacy have changed tech -- for the better.

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Snowden and surveillance in America

A look at the timeline of events in the uncovering of America's domestic surveillance programs

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We talked with Glenn Greenwald, the journalist who helped Snowden spill NSA secrets

Revelations of government surveillance programs prompted a big change in US tech companies. It was about time, says Greenwald.

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<p>Edward Snowden's leaking of classified government information, which revealed numerous global surveillance programs in cooperation with telecommunications companies has at the same time been described as a public service and treasonous. </p><p>In exposing these surveillance methods, Snowden is seen by some as a champion of democracy, and by others as an enemy of the state.</p><br>

Views on Snowden: Quotes on leaks and liberty

From Hillary Clinton to Steve Wozniak, here's what supporters and critics have to say about Edward Snowden and democracy.

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<p>Edward Snowden, president of Freedom of Press, speaks virtually during the CoinDesk 2022 Consensus Festival in Austin, Texas, US, on Saturday, June 11, 2022.</p>

Edward Snowden Reportedly Granted Russian Citizenship by Putin

Snowden, who leaked secrets from the NSA, has been living under asylum in Russia since 2013.

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Snowden warns government surveillance amid COVID-19 could be long lasting

Governments could look for reasons to continue tracking people's activity, he says.

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<p>Edward Snowden spoke out against big tech at Web Summit.</p>

Edward Snowden says Facebook, Amazon and Google engage in 'abuse'

Speaking remotely at Web Summit, Snowden slams big tech companies, saying they make people vulnerable to surveillance.

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<p>Jobs addresses antenna issues related to the iPhone 4 following the phone's release at a press event on July 16.</p>

'Delete your account' and other quotes that defined the 2010s

It wasn't just Steve Jobs, Elon Musk and Hillary Clinton who said things worth remembering in the last decade. A frustrated judge also questioned whether an overeager Apple lawyer was smoking crack, for example.

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9 great reads from CNET this week

We worry about technology's invasion-of-privacy problem, chat with a bearded Australian astronaut and consider the hype over the Avengers trailer.

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<p>What's the key to solid encryption technology? Well, pouring $50 million into its development can't hurt.</p>

Signal app for private chats gets $50M boost from WhatsApp VIP

WhatsApp co-founder and former Facebooker Brian Acton is putting millions into the encrypted-chat app and will head up a new foundation devoted to furthering privacy.

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<p>The Prism and Upstream programs made it through Congress without much fuss.</p>

NSA surveillance programs live on, in case you hadn't noticed

Lawmakers renew spy programs that collect massive amounts of global communications with little fuss. Privacy advocates say secrecy led to limited debate.

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Chelsea Manning says she's running for US Senate

Famous for handing a huge cache of secret documents to WikiLeaks, the transgendered Manning has filed a statement of candidacy with the US elections commission.

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