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8 Things That Happened Because of Snowden 
HuffPo
1. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper had to admit he lied to Congress.
2. The House passed a bill (ostensibly) meant to stop bulk collection of phone metadata.
3. A federal judge said the NSA phone surveillance program is unconstitutional.
4. Tech companies finally got serious about privacy.
5. Britain held its first-ever open intelligence hearing.
6. Germany opened an investigation into the tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cell phone.
7. Brazil scotched a $4 billion defense contract with Boeing.
8. President Barack Obama admitted there would be no surveillance debate without Snowden.
HuffPo
1. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper had to admit he lied to Congress.
2. The House passed a bill (ostensibly) meant to stop bulk collection of phone metadata.
3. A federal judge said the NSA phone surveillance program is unconstitutional.
4. Tech companies finally got serious about privacy.
5. Britain held its first-ever open intelligence hearing.
6. Germany opened an investigation into the tapping of Chancellor Angela Merkel’s cell phone.
7. Brazil scotched a $4 billion defense contract with Boeing.
8. President Barack Obama admitted there would be no surveillance debate without Snowden.
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