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Quote by Edward Snowden

“I describe myself as an indoor cat, because I'm a computer guy and I always have been.”

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Edward Snowden, born on June 21, 1983, is a system administrator. He is renowned for his disclosure of the global surveillance programs of the United States National Security Agency (NSA). In 2013, he leaked a large number of documents about these programs, which sparked widespread international attention. more

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