In a recent interview with Russia Today, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange had harsh words for Facebook, denouncing the company for enabling the U.S. government to keep close tabs on the behavior, relationships and personal details of its citizens. –ARK

“Facebook in particular is the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented. Here we have the world’s most comprehensive database about people — their relationships, their names, their addresses, their locations, their communications with each other, their relatives — all sitting within the United States, all accessible to U.S. intelligence,” Assange said. Furthermore, “Everyone should understand that when they add their friends to Facebook, they are doing free work for United States intelligence agencies in building this database for them.”

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