Wikileaks' Assange: Facebook is Spy Tool for US
source: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2011/05/02/2011-05-02_wikileaks_founder_julian_assange...
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The founder of WikiLeaks Julian Assange said that Facebook is the most 'appaling spying machine ever invented'.
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange called Facebook "the most appalling spying machine ever invented" in an interview with Russia Today, pointing to the popular social networking site as one of the top tools for the U.S. to spy on its citizens.
"Here we have the world's most comprehensive database about people, their relationships, their names, their addresses, their locations, their communications with each other and their relatives, all sitting within the United States, all accessible to US Intelligence," he said. "Facebook, Google, Yahoo, all these major U.S. organizations have built-in interfaces for US intelligence.
"Everyone should understand that when they add their friends to Facebook they are doing free work for the United States intelligence agencies," he added.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2011/05/02/2011-05-02_wikileaks_founder_ju...
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange called Facebook "the most appalling spying machine ever invented" in an interview with Russia Today, pointing to the popular social networking site as one of the top tools for the U.S. to spy on its citizens.
"Here we have the world's most comprehensive database about people, their relationships, their names, their addresses, their locations, their communications with each other and their relatives, all sitting within the United States, all accessible to US Intelligence," he said. "Facebook, Google, Yahoo, all these major U.S. organizations have built-in interfaces for US intelligence.
"Everyone should understand that when they add their friends to Facebook they are doing free work for the United States intelligence agencies," he added.
Read more: http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/2011/05/02/2011-05-02_wikileaks_founder_ju...
