Julian Assange interview on Spy Files: Mass interception of entire populations is not only a reality, it is a secret new industry spanning 25 countries, according to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. According to Spy Files released by WikiLeaks, intelligence agencies, military forces and police authorities “silently and had secretly intercepted calls and had taken over computers without the help of telecommunication providers”, and tracked the physical location of mobile phone users, even when their devices were only on standby. Assange and WikiLeaks have, in the words of 60 Minutes ” Rattled the worlds of journalism, diplomacy, and national security”
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