Julian Assange appears at South by Southwest | canada.com

"Wikileaks founder Julian Assange spoke to attendees of the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, over the weekend about the dangers of state surveillance."



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Julian Assange appears at South by Southwest | canada.com

"Wikileaks founder Julian Assange spoke to attendees of the South by Southwest festival in Austin, Texas, over the weekend about the dangers of state surveillance."



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Spooking the spooks: US surveillance system to muzzle rogue agents and leakers — RT USA

"US intelligence plans to introduce a massive system of internal surveillance by electronically monitoring the behavior of up to 5 million federal employees with secret clearances, current and former officials told the Associated Press."



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Indonesia, Australia and the Edward Snowden Legacy: Shifting asymmetries of power :: JapanFocus

"A near perfect storm has descended on Australian relations with its nominal strategic partner and largest neighbour, Indonesia, to the point where the Indonesian foreign minister, standing beside John Kerry in Jakarta, said it was “very simple.” “Australia must decide if Indonesia is a friend or an enemy.”1"



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Intelligence watchdog warns against intel agency mission creep • The Register

"A genuine intelligence insider has told a government inquiry that expanding telecommunications intercept powers could be both risky and privacy-invasive."



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