RSN: Edward Snowden: 'The People Are Still Powerless, but Now They're Aware'





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05 June 18
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FOCUS | Edward Snowden: 'The People Are Still Powerless, but Now They're Aware' 
Edward Snowden remains in exile in Russia. (photo: Lindsay Mills)
Ewen MacAskill and Alex Hern, Guardian UK
Excerpt: "Edward Snowden has no regrets five years on from leaking the biggest cache of top-secret documents in history. He is wanted by the US. He is in exile in Russia. But he is satisfied with the way his revelations of mass surveillance have rocked governments, intelligence agencies and major internet companies."
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