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    Edward Snowden‏Verified account @Snowden 13 Sep 2017

    NSA argues domestic surveillance is fine if it's "just metadata." But metadata instantly ID'd 75000 Turks to arrest:https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/sep/11/turks-detained-encrypted-bylock-messaging-app-human-rights-breached …

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      2. Graham Smith‏ @cyberleagle 13 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        Graham Smith Retweeted Graham Smith

        A reminder of metadata acquisition powers under the UK's #IPAct.https://twitter.com/cyberleagle/status/803602316251303936 …

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        Graham Smith @cyberleagle
        The #IPAct metadata ingestion engine. pic.twitter.com/HTOgFU5tTo
        2 replies 126 retweets 153 likes
      3. Graham Smith‏ @cyberleagle 13 Sep 2017
        Replying to @cyberleagle @Snowden

        And of the importance of metadata acknowledged by the UK's Intelligence and Security Committee in March 2015.pic.twitter.com/q3IhNLvpm6

        1 reply 89 retweets 130 likes
      4. Graham Smith‏ @cyberleagle 13 Sep 2017
        Replying to @cyberleagle @Snowden

        And how the #IPAct draws the line between content and metadata.http://www.cyberleagle.com/2016/05/the-content-v-metadata-contest-at-heart.html …

        0 replies 4 retweets 8 likes
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      2. WeaponizeProgressive  🌹‏ @ThePriceSicard 13 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        “Metadata” Also known as Googles business model.

        2 replies 5 retweets 20 likes
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      2. Turkey Shocks‏ @TurkeyShocks 13 Sep 2017
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        Turkey Shocks Retweeted Turkey Shocks

        https://twitter.com/TurkeyShocks/status/907741373989879809 …

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        Turkey Shocks @TurkeyShocks
        Replying to @torproject
        Have you ever been arrested over alleged @whispersystems Signal use? Thousands jailed over alleged download of an app! @Snowden @micahflee pic.twitter.com/vEb1fzEAJV
        2 replies 14 retweets 8 likes
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      1. Cansu İpek - LAWYER‏ @cansuipek40TR 13 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        Cansu İpek - LAWYER Retweeted Cansu İpek - LAWYER

        https://twitter.com/cansuipek40/status/907601280075550720 …

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        Cansu İpek - LAWYER @cansuipek40TR
        Replying to @globalfreemedia
        1-Journalist Kadri Gürsel from Cumhuriyet Daily has been under detention because of a phone call he made with someone ++ @FreedomHouseDC
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      1. Waseem Haider‏ @WaseemHaider445 13 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        Pakistan @InsafPK reaction on Trump speech.😮😮😮😮pic.twitter.com/LC6dQDQWEv

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      2. Richard‏ @BlueSkyMiningCo 13 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        #Turkey & #NorthKorea are stuck in the dark ages enabled by leadership that doesn't understand or care about human rights

        3 replies 4 retweets 5 likes
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      1. Deniz Sivin‏ @DenizSivin 13 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Snowden @guardian

        we need a Snowden in Turkey, too

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      1. Gayle Parker‏ @GayleBreeze 13 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        1984! #Orwellian Metadata is fine until it falls in the hands of a power hungry leader!

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      1. Truth Seeker‏ @TruthSeekerApp 13 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        Beautifully put!

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      1. WikiTerms‏ @WikiTerms 13 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Snowden @micahflee

        Such an important point!

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      1. Find me on Mastodon‏ @AmyDentata 13 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        How are we still having this conversation?

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      2. Matt Hollingsworth‏ @crypticalley 13 Sep 2017
        Replying to @Snowden

        isn't citizen data sharing rampant in private industry already? I think we're way too late to do much

        1 reply 1 retweet 3 likes
      3. 𝙸𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚗𝚊𝙹𝚘 ❕ ❕ ❕‏ @xdotsi 14 Sep 2017
        Replying to @crypticalley @Snowden

        I just thought this. However, isn't it better to nix it now and implement #thinthread and elect #billbinney. He's a decent human

        1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
      4. Matt Hollingsworth‏ @crypticalley 14 Sep 2017
        Replying to @xdotsi @Snowden

        how does that fix all the data at FB, Amazon, MSFT, Google, Twitter, Axciom, Experian, ATT, Verizon, Time Warner, Cambridge Analytica, etc?

        1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
      5. 𝙸𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚊𝚗𝚊𝙹𝚘 ❕ ❕ ❕‏ @xdotsi 14 Sep 2017
        Replying to @crypticalley @Snowden

        I mean...baby steps 😌

        0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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