'We've legalized the abuse of the person through the personal' – Snowden on Facebook data collection

National Security Agency (NSA) whistleblower, Edward Snowden, discussed the collection of citizens data by government and what he describes as the ‘compromised’ legal institutions behind it during an appearance via video link at the Web Summit technology conference in Lisbon on Monday.

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