Whistleblower Edward Snowden to speak at Victorian forum
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Former CIA technical assistant Edward Snowden, 29, speaks during an interview in Hong Kong. Getty
Whistleblower Edward Snowden will appear by video link at a major conference in Melbourne on Friday.
Snowden will join a host of identities, who will gather at Melbourne Town Hall for the three-day forum Progress 2015, which will focus on big ideas for Australia's future.
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The former NSA contractor and The Guardian's Person of the Year 2013 will speak at 5pm about the federal government's controversial mandatory data retention laws.
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