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End mass surveillance, Snowden urges in Xmas message

Ex-National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden took the reins of Channel 4’s alternative Christmas message yesterday, and he used the broadcast to urge an end to mass surveillance. Snowden blew the whistle on his ex-employer, the NSA, for spying on US citizens, monitoring their emails, phone calls, and text messages. Here in Blighty, GCHQ was also found to be involved. …

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Mike Lazaridis, a BlackBerry co-founder and former co-CEO, has officially ditched his plans to acquire the company through a joint bid with a fellow co-founder. In dissolving the plan, Lazaridis’ stake in the sagging company is now 4.99 percent. Lazaridis made his decision public in a Securities and Exchange Commission filing on Tuesday. Under the now-defunct plan, which was announced …

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