This year, alongside the Queen’s annual Christmas message to British citizens and the world, the UK’s Channel 4 offered an alternative: Edward Snowden. The former NSA contractor and whistleblower wished the world a Merry Christmas and reminded them how much danger comes with a lack of privacy.
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