The American whistleblower was speaking at the Web Summit tech conference in Lisbon, Portugal on Monday.
American whistleblower and activist Edward Snowden has compared the business models of tech giants such as Facebook, Google and Amazon to"abuse." Snowden, who is renowned for copying and leaking highly classified information from the National Security Agency while working as a CIA employee and subcontractor, was speaking at the Web Summit technology conference in Lisbon, Portugal. He spoke via teleconference from Russia, where he's held political asylum since 2013.
American whistleblower and activist Edward Snowden has compared the business models of tech giants such as Facebook, Google and Amazon to"abuse." Snowden, who is renowned for copying and leaking highly classified information from the National Security Agency while working as a CIA employee and subcontractor, was speaking at the Web Summit technology conference in Lisbon, Portugal. He spoke via teleconference from Russia, where he's held political asylum since 2013.
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