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Best of Q: Noam Chomsky urges you to care about being watched

"It's dangerous when people are willing to give up their privacy," says Noam Chomsky.
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Following news that the CIA had apparently been keeping tabs on him, the ever-outspoken Noam Chomsky joined host Kevin Sylvester to discuss government surveillance, then and now.

In the wide-ranging conversation from the Best of Q, the author, philosopher and MIT emeritus professor shared his thoughts on his CIA file, the NSA scandal, the state of American foreign policy and why we sometimes like to "forget" certain aspects of law.

You can read the Chomsky documents uncovered through the U.S. Freedom of Information Act here.

We're very interested in your reaction to our interview with Noam Chomsky. Do you share his concerns about government secrecy and privacy rights?