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Use or Look at Online Privacy Tools? NSA Labels You an ‘Extremist’

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People with any interest in hiding their identity online are automatically labeled for closer inspection by Big Brother.

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U.S. Government

Online privacy tools like Tor have become incredibly popular in the wake of Edward Snowden’s surveillance revelations. But according to an analysis of leaked source code from the National Security Agency, using or merely searching for information about those tools is enough to label someone an “extremist” in the eyes...

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