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US whistleblower Edward Snowden addresses the other speakers and audience through a live video link from Moscow
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Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden, a former US intelligence contractor, made headlines on June 5, 2013 with his disclosure of classified information on global surveillance by the NSA. The leak shone the spotlight on data protection.

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