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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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<p>Barrett Brown, a free man after four years behind bars, enjoys an Egg McMuffin on Tuesday.</p>

Journalist linked to Anonymous released from prison

Barrett Brown served more than four years behind bars for sharing stolen data and threatening an FBI agent.

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<p>The Snooper's Charter is now law.</p>

UK surveillance law marks a 'worse than scary' shift

The newly passed "Snooper's Charter" means British police and intelligence agencies will soon be able to see every website that everyone in the UK visits.

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Dev Patel and Rooney Mara star in LION Photo: Mark Rogers

'Lion' and 'Snowden': Two real-life tales of courage (and tech)

Commentary: Two of this year's most powerful movies tell the stories of real people whose courage was shaped by technology.

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NSA contractor charged with stealing top secret docs

Harold Thomas Martin III worked for the same consulting firm as Edward Snowden and faces up to 11 years in prison.

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Oliver Stone's cautionary 'Snowden' will leave you paranoid

A restrained Joseph Gordon-Levitt anchors Stone's bold biopic, which sometimes seems like a long public service announcement about privacy.

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DRESDEN, GERMANY - JANUARY 05: A sticker demanding asylum for whistleblower and former NSA worker Edward Snowden hangs stuck to a lamppost on January 5, 2015 in Dresden, Germany. Many Germans favour granting Snowden asylum in Germany following reports that the NSA has conducted extensive eavesrodpping operations in Germany and even listened in on the mobile phone of German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey joins push to #PardonSnowden

Dorsey joins a growing list of public figures calling for a presidential pardon for NSA leaker Edward Snowden.

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Social Cues: Another fatal police shooting rocks Twitter

Outrage roars on social media after Ohio police shoot and kill Tyree King, a 13-year-old holding a BB gun. Plus: Talk of Trump, Thiel and the Supreme Court.

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Joseph Gordon-Levitt says he wants Snowden pardoned

As NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden makes the case for a pardon with help from the ACLU, stars of Oliver Stone's biopic "Snowden" share their thoughts on surveillance and privacy.

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<p>Edward Snowden says he did the right thing and should be pardoned.</p>

Edward Snowden: I should be pardoned on moral grounds

The one-time NSA contractor is charged with violating the Espionage Act and other crimes.

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<p>American director Oliver Stone attends the World of Business Ideas at Royal Theater on October 6, 2015 in Madrid, Spain.</p>

Orwell was right: Oliver Stone on what makes Snowden exciting

The NSA isn't all-powerful but it's pretty darn scary, says the director of a new thriller based on Edward Snowden's story.

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Clinton campaign said to switch to 'Snowden-approved' Signal messaging app

Edward Snowden tweets about the Clinton campaign's seeming seal of approval for his app suggestions.

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'Snowden' aces CIA test in exclusive film clip

Controversial ex-NSA contractor Edward Snowden, played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt, demonstrates serious smarts in this new clip from the Oliver Stone movie.

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