Google’s Larry Page Says NSA Spying Threatens Democracy
The Google co-founder condemned U.S. government snooping on the Internet as a threat to democracy Wednesday.
Google co-founder Larry Page on Wednesday condemned US government snooping on the Internet as a threat to democracy. His comments came during an on-stage chat at a prestigious Technology Entertainment Design gathering, where a day earlier fellow Google…
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