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Edward Snowden, the former intelligence contractor who leaked classified documents to expose government surveillance, will speak in December to a Park City audience via video.

Snowden will speak from Russia, where he has been given asylum. Snowden will participate in a discussion on cybersecurity at 7:30 p.m. Dec. 5 at the Eccles Center. The discussion will be moderated by KUER's Doug Fabrizio.

Another guest will be Ben Wizner, director of the American Civil Liberties Union's Speech, Privacy & Technology Project.

Tickets go on sale for the public Oct. 1 by calling 435-655-3114 or online at http://www.EcclesCenter.org.

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