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Mon Jul 8, 2013, 10:31 AM Jul 2013

Booz Allen, Which Fired Ed Snowden, Hilariously Backs Discussion On 'Transparent Society'

Booz Allen, Which Fired Ed Snowden, Hilariously Backs Discussion On 'Transparent Society'

The Huffington Post | By Caroline Fairchild Posted: 07/01/2013 12:20 pm EDT | Updated: 07/01/2013 12:23 pm EDT

Despite firing one if its own employees for leaking information about the National Security Agency's surveillance programs, Booz Allen Hamilton appears more than willing to jumpstart a discussion on the importance of transparency in society.

Need proof? The defense contractor financially backed a discussion entitled "Matter of Debate: Is Privacy Paramount or Should We Live in a Transparent Society?" at the 2013 Aspen Ideas Festival in Colorado this past weekend.

Dave Weigel, a reporter for Slate, tweeted the following picture from the conference:

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