What Edward Snowden Just Said About Bitcoin Is SHOCKING, Pay Attention!

Russell Brand
5 Aug 202407:23

Summary

TLDRThe video script discusses the potential for corporations to exert control over individuals' lives, with Edward Snowden predicting a possible 5-10 year timeline for total surveillance. Snowden, a figure of both controversy and admiration, warns of the threat to privacy and the potential for Bitcoin to be used for control rather than freedom. The script calls for securing transactions on the Bitcoin network and highlights the importance of privacy and the human element of shame in the face of technological advancements.

Takeaways

  • 🏦 The script discusses the potential for corporations and institutions to monitor and control financial transactions, raising concerns about brand risk and business associations.
  • πŸ•ŠοΈ Edward Snowden is portrayed as a significant figure in the debate on privacy and surveillance, suggesting a future where privacy could be a commodity and control over individuals could be extensive.
  • πŸš€ Snowden warns that within 5 to 10 years, we could see a fully immersive, total control scenario, affecting everyone regardless of their political stance.
  • πŸ€– The script mentions the use of AI and machine learning to analyze transaction data, identifying what is considered 'normal' and flagging anomalies, which could lead to surveillance and control.
  • πŸ’‘ The Bitcoin blockchain is highlighted as a publicly available ledger, which, while offering transparency, also contributes to the data set for surveillance.
  • πŸ”’ There is a call to action for securing transactions on the Bitcoin network to prevent privacy invasion and maintain the freedom of financial transactions.
  • πŸ’Ό The script touches on the potential impact on banking officers who may receive automated reports on unusual transactions, influencing their decisions on whether to continue business with certain individuals.
  • πŸ’³ The surveillance and control are not limited to cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin but extend to traditional financial systems such as Visa, MasterCard, and PayPal.
  • πŸ‘€ The concept of shame is discussed as a primal emotion that can be exploited in the context of surveillance and control, even in advanced technological settings.
  • πŸ›‘ Snowden's concerns are emphasized as a reason for everyone to pay attention to the potential loss of privacy and the rise of surveillance as a means of control.
  • β˜•οΈ The script concludes with a promotional segment for Rumble's 1775 coffee, positioning it as a product that supports freedom of speech and a parallel economy.

Q & A

  • What is the potential brand risk that institutions might face according to the transcript?

    -The potential brand risk is that institutions might have to reconsider their business associations due to the possibility of being associated with non-normative or anomalous behaviors that could be flagged by surveillance systems analyzing transaction data.

  • How does Edward Snowden view the future of corporate control over individual lives?

    -Edward Snowden suggests that within 5 to 10 years, the corporate global state might be able to practically control every aspect of an individual's life, posing a significant threat to personal freedom.

  • What is the significance of Bitcoin in the context of the transcript?

    -Bitcoin is presented as both an opportunity for untraceable, decentralized transactions and a potential tool for surveillance and control, with its blockchain being publicly accessible and thus contributing to the data set for surveillance.

  • What does the speaker fear might happen with the use of transaction data?

    -The speaker fears that transaction data will be used to train models to identify 'normal' transactions and flag 'anomalous' ones, leading to increased surveillance and control over individuals' financial activities.

  • How does the speaker describe Edward Snowden's approach to discussing these issues?

    -The speaker describes Edward Snowden as being modest and humble in his approach, avoiding grandstanding, yet he is considered a prophet or hero in the area of privacy and surveillance.

  • What is the potential impact of surveillance on transaction data according to the transcript?

    -The potential impact is that it could lead to a situation where financial institutions receive automated reports on transactions that deviate from the norm, giving them the power to decide whether to continue business with certain individuals.

  • What is the speaker's concern regarding the Bitcoin network?

    -The speaker is concerned about securing transactions on the Bitcoin network to prevent it from becoming another device for control, manipulation, surveillance, and censorship.

  • How does the speaker relate the concept of shame to the discussion of surveillance and privacy?

    -The speaker suggests that shame, a universal human emotion, can be exploited to control people, and that privacy, which is under threat, is closely tied to the ability to avoid shame.

  • What is the speaker's view on the potential misuse of Bitcoin?

    -The speaker believes that while Bitcoin is seen as an opportunity to transact outside of institutions of control, it also has the potential to be misused for surveillance and control, similar to other financial systems.

  • What is the connection between the discussion of surveillance and the promotion of Rumble's 1775 coffee?

    -The connection is that both the surveillance discussion and the promotion of 1775 coffee are presented as part of a broader theme of supporting freedom, privacy, and independence from controlling institutions.

Outlines

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πŸ”Ž The Threat of Total Corporate Surveillance

This paragraph discusses the potential for corporations to exert control over every aspect of an individual's life, with Edward Snowden predicting a 5-10 year timeline for this scenario. Snowden, seen as a figure of both caution and heroism in the realm of privacy, warns of a future where transactional data is used to identify and control outliers. The speaker emphasizes the importance of securing transactions on the Bitcoin network to protect against this surveillance, noting that every transaction adds to the data set available for analysis. The potential for Bitcoin to be both a liberating technology and a tool for control is highlighted, along with the broader implications for privacy and the exploitation of shame as a means of social control.

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πŸš€ Bitcoin as a Tool for Freedom or Control?

The second paragraph explores the dual nature of Bitcoin as both an opportunity for financial freedom outside of traditional institutions and a potential tool for further control and surveillance. Snowden's warning about Bitcoin's misuse is contrasted with the promotion of Rumble's 1775 coffee, which is positioned as a symbol of resistance against corporate influence and support for free speech. The paragraph also touches on the broader themes of cognitive performance and the impact of 'woke' ideologies, urging viewers to support platforms and products that value individual freedoms and contribute to a parallel economy that respects personal autonomy.

Mindmap

Keywords

πŸ’‘Corporate Global State

The term 'Corporate Global State' refers to a hypothetical scenario where corporations have significant control over societal and governmental functions worldwide. In the video, it is suggested that this entity could potentially control every aspect of an individual's life, reflecting a theme of concern over corporate influence and surveillance.

πŸ’‘Edward Snowden

Edward Snowden is a former National Security Agency (NSA) contractor known for leaking thousands of classified documents to the public. In the context of the video, Snowden is portrayed as a figure who warns about the potential for intrusive surveillance and control by powerful entities, with a specific mention of his speech at a Bitcoin conference.

πŸ’‘Bitcoin

Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency that operates on a peer-to-peer network without the need for intermediaries like banks. The video discusses Bitcoin as both an opportunity for financial freedom and a potential tool for surveillance, highlighting the dichotomy of its use for privacy and control.

πŸ’‘Decentralized

Decentralization refers to the distribution of authority or functions away from a central location or controlling body. In the video, the decentralized nature of Bitcoin is highlighted as a feature that could resist control by a central authority, although there are concerns about how it might still be used for surveillance.

πŸ’‘Total Control

The phrase 'total control' in the video script suggests a complete domination or regulation over every aspect of life, including financial transactions. It is used to express the fear that powerful entities, possibly including the Corporate Global State, could monitor and regulate individual actions to an unprecedented degree.

πŸ’‘Anomalous Transactions

An 'anomalous transaction' refers to any financial activity that deviates from the norm, which could be flagged for further investigation. The video discusses how surveillance models could be trained to identify such transactions, potentially leading to a chilling effect on non-normative behavior or financial privacy.

πŸ’‘Data Sets

A 'data set' is a collection of data used for analysis or to train machine learning models. The video mentions the need for data sets to train models to recognize what constitutes a 'normal' transaction, which could then be used to identify and flag 'anomalous' transactions.

πŸ’‘Brand Risk

Brand risk refers to the potential harm that can come to a company's brand or reputation due to certain actions or associations. In the script, the concept is used to illustrate the dilemma faced by institutions when deciding whether to continue business with individuals or entities that may be considered non-normative or controversial.

πŸ’‘Privacy

Privacy is the state of being free from unwanted or undue intrusion or surveillance by others. The video script discusses privacy as a commodity under threat and relates it to the emotional concept of shame, suggesting that privacy invasion can be used as a tool for control.

πŸ’‘Shame

Shame is a painful feeling of humiliation or distress caused by the consciousness of wrong or foolish behavior. The video script suggests that the exploitation of shame could be a primal method of control, especially in the context of privacy invasion and surveillance.

πŸ’‘Rumble

Rumble is an online video platform that promotes itself as a haven for free speech and uncensored content. In the video, Rumble is mentioned as a partner and is associated with the promotion of a product called '1775 Coffee,' which is linked to the platform's values of supporting freedom and challenging the status quo.

Highlights

Concerns about institutions potentially ending business associations due to brand risk.

Edward Snowden's prediction of 5 to 10 years for corporate global state to control life aspects.

Discussion on Bitcoin's potential as a tool for freedom and its untraceable, decentralized nature.

The role of Edward Snowden as a figure between a profit and a hero in the area of privacy and surveillance.

Snowden's view on the imminent threat of total control and the impact on non-normative individuals.

The availability of the Bitcoin blockchain for free and its implications for transaction surveillance.

The necessity of training data for AI models and the potential misuse of transaction information.

The process of identifying 'normal' transactions to detect anomalies and the risks of privacy invasion.

The potential for financial institutions to monitor and control individual transactions.

The broad reach of surveillance beyond Bitcoin to include Visa, MasterCard, and PayPal.

The implications of transaction monitoring on personal freedoms and the potential for institutional bias.

The need to secure transactions on the Bitcoin Network to prevent privacy breaches.

The diminishing space for private interactions as more data is added to public datasets.

Edward Snowden's influence on understanding privacy as a commodity and the exploitation of shame.

The human element of privacy, shame, and the control mechanisms in advanced technology discussions.

The philosophical question of 'if you've got nothing to hide, you've got nothing to fear' in the context of shifting societal norms.

Snowden's warning about the potential misuse of Bitcoin for control, manipulation, surveillance, and censorship.

Invitation for audience engagement through comments and chat on the topic of privacy and Bitcoin.

Introduction of Rumble's 1775 coffee as a symbol of support for freedom of speech and a parallel economy.

The promotion of Rumble as a platform for uncensored content and the encouragement to join the live stream.

Transcripts

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that's going to start uh making these

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institutions go oh do we want to

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continue our business association with

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these people is there a brand risk hello

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there you Awakening wonders do you ever

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wonder how long it will be before the

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corporate Global state is able to

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practically control every single aspect

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of your life Edward Snowden posits that

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it might be as little as 5 to 10 years I

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don't know if you saw his speech at the

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Bitcoin conference where Bobby Kennedy

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and Donald Trump and I spoke with CEO of

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Rumble Chris pavlovski but as well as it

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being an opportunity for people to talk

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about the application of Bitcoin

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obviously it became a conference on

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freedom I suppose at least from the

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perspective that uh Bitcoin is

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untraceable decentralized there are

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permanent ledgers there are sort of

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extraordinary aspects to it but the

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reason I think Edward Snowden is

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important when it comes to this subject

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is because he's somewhere between a

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profit and a hero in this area in spite

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of his extraord arily modest and humble

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approach both to rhetoric and indeed uh

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I suppose even making predictions he's

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not one for grandstanding is he but

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nevertheless he seems to think we're on

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the precipice of something pretty

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frightening here he is at that

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conference saying we might have only 5

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to 10 years before fully immersive

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penticon total control is achieved

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you're liberal doesn't matter whether

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you're conservative if you stick out if

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you stand out uh you are going to become

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come

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non-normative or rather anomalous what I

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am afraid is likely to happen quite

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quickly all of the transaction

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information that they can get well the

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Bitcoin blockchain is available for

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anyone for free at any time right and

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how do you train these models you need

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uh learning sets you need training data

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you need data sets so they're going to

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pull everything they can they're going

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to feed it uh through these things and

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they're going to try to teach them

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originally I think this is going to be

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the easiest thing what does a normal

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transaction look like you know what do

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95% look like and then they're just

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going to go what is anomalous what is

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strange what is unusual what doesn't

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quite fit and then they're going to go

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from that's a 5% probability down to a

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3% probability then try to get it

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smaller and smaller and smaller until

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they can just basically have people that

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are getting reports spit out on their

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desk little you know chat messages to

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their terminal basically they're saying

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this just happened this just happened

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this just happened do you want to

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continue and that banking officer is

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going to get a click okay to continue on

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your life on your ability to transact on

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your ability to trade it's not just

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going to be Bitcoin it's going to be

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Visa it's going to be MasterCard it's

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going to be everywhere it's going to be

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PayPal right so whether you're

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subscribing to an only fans's account or

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something like that uh which you know is

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a very common thing but something that a

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lot of people people aren't going to

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admit to they're not going to be proud

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of right that's going to start uh making

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these institutions go oh do we want to

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continue our business association with

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these people is there a brand risk I

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think we really need to think about uh

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how do we secure the transactions on the

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Bitcoin Network moving forward I have

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said this for 10 years I have been

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ignored for 10 years well we're running

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out of Runway um and again right now

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every time you're on this network and I

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love this network I've used it many

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times uh you are going to be adding to

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the data set the space for everyone else

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to have any kind of private interaction

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diminishes it's interesting that really

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Edward Snowden was a person that told us

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that privacy itself was under threat

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that privacy would become a commodity

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and underneath privacy the emotional

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idea of Shame which is a kind of

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ubiquitous and at least humanly

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Universal phenomena the idea that shame

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can be exploited to control people is

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oddly Primal given that what we

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ostensibly discussing is advanced

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technology

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cryptocurrencies ethereal means of

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transaction that sometimes difficult to

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even comprehend unless you understand

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that world and yet as is often the case

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it will come down to something

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extraordinarily human like the feelings

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of

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deep shame or a need for privacy or a

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need to exclude or control or set aside

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information it reminds me of the idea

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that for a long time people said if You'

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got nothing to hide you've got nothing

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to fear well who can say that these days

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when there are continually shifting

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parameters when it comes to what

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constitutes shame or fear so if Edward

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snowden's concerned about it is

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presumably something that we should all

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pay attention to and Bitcoin which is

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being presented and understood and I

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suppose in an ideal situation is an

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opportunity to transact outside of

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institutions of control and hopefully

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corruption even Bitcoin Edward Snowden

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warns has the potential to become yet

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another device for control manipulation

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surveillance and I suppose ultimately

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censorship but that's just why I think

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