Reuters: Oddly Enough: Tired of helping the CIA? Quit Facebook, Venezuela minister urges

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Tired of helping the CIA? Quit Facebook, Venezuela minister urges Jul 11th 2013, 00:30 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Bolivia demands answers from Europe in plane spat over Snowden Mon, Jul 8 2013 Venezuela offers asylum to U.S. fugitive Snowden Sat, Jul 6 2013 Russia increasingly impatient over Snowden's airport stay Thu, Jul 4 2013 Snowden still in Moscow despite Bolivian plane drama Wed, Jul 3 2013 Fugitive Snowden's options narrow as asylum requests spurned Tue, Jul 2 2013 Analysis & Opinion Is it him, or is it not? How to leak and not get caught Related Topics Tech » Oddly Enough » Facebook » A man uses an iPad with a Facebook app in this photo illustration in Sofia January 30, 2013. Credit: Reuters/Stoyan Nenov CARACAS | Wed Jul 10, 2013 8:30pm EDT CARACAS (Reuters) - A Venezuelan government minister on Wednesday urged citizens to shut Facebook accounts to avoid being unwitting informants for the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, referring to recent revelations about U.S. surveillance programs. Edward Snowden, a former U.S. National Security Agency contractor who is stuck in a Moscow airport while seeking to avoid capture by the United States, last month leaked details about American intelligence agencies obtaining information from popular websites including Facebook. "Comrades: cancel your Facebook accounts, you've been working for free as CIA informants. Review the Snowden case!" wrote Prisons Minister Iris Varela on her Twitter account. Venezuela has offered to provide asylum for Snowden, but he has not responded and appears unable to leave the transit zone of Sheremetyevo International Airport. He exposed a program known as Prism that relied on customer data supplied by major technology companies. "Countries and people that have fallen victim to gringo spying should sue the United States to ensure fair compensation. We're going to bankrupt the U.S. economy!" wrote Varela, known for radical rhetoric and ardent support of the late socialist leader Hugo Chavez. (Reporting by Diego Ore; Editing by Will Dunham) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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