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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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As part of a new reorg, the CIA is trying to sharpen its digital game.

WikiLeaks: Here's how the CIA hacks your phones, TVs and PCs

The organization releases thousands of documents it claims show how the US spy agency can crack open devices from Apple, Samsung, Google and Microsoft.

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<p>Edward Snowden during a 2013 interview in Moscow.</p>

Snowden seeking to protect journalists, whistleblowers

The whistleblower has been quietly serving as board president of the Freedom of the Press Foundation, a nonprofit that supports public-interest journalism.

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Snowden's email service of choice, Lavabit, lives again

In an era of leaked emails and government surveillance, Lavabit aims to lock its users' communications down.

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Why do you STILL have a Galaxy Note 7? (The 3:59, Ep. 164)

Seriously, we want to know why thousands of people are still holding onto their potentially explosive phones. Also on the podcast, we chat about why governments are so bad at social media.

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<p>Former intelligence contractor Edward Snowden poses for a photo during an interview in an undisclosed location in December 2013 in Moscow, Russia.</p>

Edward Snowden's asylum in Russia extended

The NSA whistleblower can stay there for another three years and continue to avoid charges in the US of espionage and theft of government property.

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<p>A demonstration for Chelsea Manning in London, England, United Kingdom.</p>

Chelsea Manning's sentence commuted by Obama

President Barack Obama shortens by 28 years the prison time given to Manning, who shared thousands of classified US documents with WikiLeaks.

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<p>The Justice Department has accused DirecTV of colluding with competitors.</p>

Army leaker Manning reportedly on Obama's commutation short list

An NBC News report suggests a reduced sentence could be in the works for Chelsea Manning, who's serving a 35-year sentence for leaking classified info to WikiLeaks.

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

Snowden disputes Congressional report on NSA leaks

In a 33-page report, Congress calls former NSA contractor Edward Snowden a liar and says his leaks mostly put US military at risk. Snowden disagrees.

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<p>Startup D-Wave is trying to bring quantum computing out of the research lab. This is one of its chips.</p>

​US government: Help us protect computers from quantum hacking

The same government seeking to future-proof its secrets and our own digital privacy also wants to make sure it can bypass encryption.

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<p>Edward Snowden speaks via video link at a news conference for the launch of a campaign calling for President Obama to pardon him.</p>

Twitter's Jack Dorsey to interview Edward Snowden on Tuesday

NSA whistleblower will take questions posed over Twitter and offer answers on live-streaming app Periscope.

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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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