NOVO-OGARYOVO, Russia (Reuters) - Russia's defence industry is cutting down on its use of foreign electronics as a result of leaks by ex-U.S. spy agency contractor Edward Snowden, a Russian government official said on Monday.
Snowden's actions in divulging details of U.S. government intelligence programmes had shown the need for arms makers to be careful in importing any equipment that contained software capable of transmitting sensitive data abroad, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said.
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