About 200 people gathered in a subterranean auditorium on the University of Tokyo¡¯s Hongo campus earlier this month to hear from one of the world¡¯s most well-known fugitives.
Edward Snowden spoke via video linkup from Russia, where he was granted asylum after revealing the U.S. National Security Agency¡¯s controversial mass surveillance programs three years ago.
¡°You¡¯re kidding yourself if you don¡¯t think China is doing this, if you don¡¯t think Russia is doing this, if you don¡¯t think France and Germany are doing this,¡± the former NSA contractor said at a symposium on government surveillance and civil rights. ¡°The question you should be asking yourself is, what are the policies in Japan?¡±
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