Russell Brand Sees ‘Snoopers Charter’ as Proof the ‘State Sees Us as Its Enemy’ (Video)
The "Trews" host explains why whistleblower Edward Snowden describes the British Investigatory Powers Act as a legalization of "the most extreme surveillance in the history of western democracy."The “Trews” host explains why whistleblower Edward Snowden says the British Investigatory Powers Bill, which recently passed into law, is a legalization of “the most extreme surveillance in the history of western democracy.”
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