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Former NSA chief Keith Alexander has joined Amazon’s board of directors — The Verge

By TechTaffy Desk

A former director of the National Security Agency and the first commander of the US Cyber Command, Alexander served as the public face of US data collection during the Edward Snowden leaks, writes Russell Brandom.

Here is the link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/9/9/21429635/amazon-keith-alexander-board-of-directors-nsa-cyber-command

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