Washington Post // Edward Snowden doesn’t show up once in Google’s list of top 2013 searches
— This year’s National Security Agency revelations have created a firestorm of reports and debates about the state of U.S. surveillance technology and intelligence policy. It set off a brief international manhunt. Entire countries are now building countermeasures to deflect the NSA’s gaze. But at least in the eyes of Google, Edward Snowden was hardly a blip on the radar. The search giant’s global year-in-review is topped by Nelson Mandela, followed by the late actor Paul Walker and the iPhone 5S. Snowden doesn’t make an appearance. http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2013/12/17/edward-snowden-doesnt-show-up-once-in-googles-list-of-top-2013-searches/

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