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March 21, 2014 09:01 pm GMT

Why None of the NSA's Ideas Are Worth Spreading

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What's the National Security Agency's idea worth spreading?

TED's Chris Anderson put the trademark question to NSA Deputy Director Richard Ledgett on Thursday during an interview at the Vancouver conference. Ledgett's answer: "Learn the facts."

See also: How TED Got Edward Snowden and the NSA Deputy Director Onstage

In true TED style, that's a surprising, thought-provoking statement. The problem is that it's not the NSA's idea at all. It's the idea of their enemy number one: whistleblower Edward Snowden

If it were up to the NSA, we wouldn't know any facts at all about their operations. We wouldn't even know what questions to ask. Read more...

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