Is the Web to Blame for Silicon Valley's Close Ties to U.S. Intelligence Agencies?

Whistleblower Edward Snowden appears to be following in the footsteps of Julian Assange now that the U.S. government officially charged the contractor with leaking classified information about secret surveillance programs.

Whistleblower Edward Snowden appears to be following in the footsteps of Julian Assange now that the U.S. government officially charged the contractor with leaking classified information about secret surveillance programs.

Over the weekend, Snowden left Hong Kong to reportedly seek asylum in Ecuador, while Assange just marked his one year anniversary at the Ecuadorean Embassy in London.

Update:  Edward Snowden reportedly left Hong Kong for Moscow late Sunday, but the plane that was supposed to carry the whistleblower out of Russia was empty. 

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