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🚨🚨 It turns out "Hey Alexa" is short for "Hey Keith Alexander." Yes, the Keith Alexander personally responsible for the unlawful mass surveillance programs that caused a global scandal. And Amazon Web Services (AWS) host ~6% of all websites. 🚨🚨
theverge.com/2020/9/9/21429…
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Here's a rough cite for the ~6% figure: w3techs.com/technologies/d…
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If you host a website on Amazon (or are a regulator) and you're not in the US, read about "Section 702," the law the NSA and FBI uses to demand data from US companies about non-US persons—without individual warrants! cdt.org/wp-content/upl… twitter.com/Snowden/status…
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On the @11thHour with Brian Williams, many were surprised to hear I sought pardon for #RealityWinner and others, rather than myself. But the President can end the war on whistleblowers at the stroke of a pen—and should. Watch here: youtube.com/watch?v=zQUEbp…
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Much discussion of former TI reporters' failings misses:
1) No reporter could have prevented Winner's discovery as the news source.
2) That doesn't require Winner to be "naive" (NYT) or "clumsy" (WP). It is heroism to prioritize the public's right to know over one's own safety. twitter.com/theintercept/s…
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Cory has been radicalizing the youth in the best way for as long as I can reminder. twitter.com/doctorow/statu…
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Amazon announces Spyware-as-a-Service: theverge.com/2020/9/9/21429…
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Read this thread about how a federal court ruled last year that the FBI broke surveillance laws 15,993 out of 16,000 times -- and that's just the beginning. twitter.com/LizaGoitein/st…
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I sat down with @joerogan to talk about all the things that can and cannot be said -- and who decides them. From mass surveillance and my new book, Permanent Record, to deplatforming, police violence, and pardon, there's a lot here. youtube.com/watch?v=_Rl82O…
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CNN badly misreported this.
A) This is not a settlement; I didn't agree to it.
B) The judgement from this censorship case is not enforceable while I am in exile, but I've never had that much money anyway.
Better headline: "US could gain up to $5m by pardoning Edward Snowden." twitter.com/CNNPolitics/st…
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@CNNPolitics This is not correct. See: twitter.com/Snowden/status…
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@CNN This is not correct. See: twitter.com/Snowden/status…
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@CNNPolitics This is not correct. See: twitter.com/Snowden/status…
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Domestic surveillance is alive and well. Use @signalapp to protect voice and video calls (for free). twitter.com/rdevro/status/…
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This is the most interesting mobile security project I've seen in a very long time, by one of technology's brightest minds. Keep an eye on it.
(Here's an academic paper we wrote together on hacking the iPhone—for which he did by far the hardest work: tjoe.org/pub/direct-rad… ) twitter.com/bunniestudios/…
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You made me believe in happy endings. I love you, darlin. twitter.com/lsjourneys/sta…
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After years of separation from our parents, my wife and I have no desire to be separated from our son. That's why, in this era of pandemics and closed borders, we're applying for dual US-Russian citizenship. twitter.com/lsjourneys/sta…
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Lindsay and I will remain Americans, raising our son with all the values of the America we love—including the freedom to speak his mind. And I look forward to the day I can return to the States, so the whole family can be reunited.
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Our greatest wish is that, wherever our son lives, he feels at home.
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You taught us so much. I'll miss you, old friend.
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Whether you're for or against Biden, this thread is an important look into the troubling histories of some of those he has chosen to reshape agencies that have a tremendous influence over your life -- no matter where you live. twitter.com/kgosztola/stat…
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Who you are is less important than what you can prove. This is an incredible read: wired.com/story/brazil-h…
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