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Snowden warns: The surveillance states were creating now will outlast the coronavirus

Governments far and wide the international are the utilization of high-tech coronavirus surveillance measures to combat the outbreak. However are they value it?
Governments around the world are using high-tech coronavirus surveillance measures to combat the outbreak. But are they worth it?

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