Julian Assange Calls Facebook a 'Spying Machine'

Says Google and Yahoo are giving out your information, too

Julian Assange won’t be sending out friend requests anytime soon. In an interview with Russia Today, the Wikileaks founder called Facebook “the most appalling spying machine that has ever been invented,” claiming that the site is one of the top tools used by the U.S. government to spy on its citizens.

“Here we have the world’s most comprehensive database about people, their relationships, their names, their addresses, their locations, and their communications with each other, their relatives, all sitting within the United States, all accessible to U.S.

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