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Verax was the code name of the secret informer that contact independent filmmaker Laura Poitras. In December 2012, she had contact Washington Post journalist Barton Gellman to investigate more about this secret informant that said that there were major issues with the NSA surveillance. Verax, the secret informant happened to be Edward Snowden, revealing that the National Security Agency (NSA) spied the American citizens. Under the name of PRISM, the agency had been subtracting information from people's accounts from email sites and social media sites.
True. Sometimes, the art of budgeting is a necessity in family set-ups. This way when retirement approaches there is room for extra expenses and money is available for leisure. The demands of family life is very hectic and one must always learn how to manage those demands.
