(FILES) The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) logo is displayed in the lobby of CIA Headquarters in Langley, Virginia, in this August 14, 2008 file photo. The US Senate will release a long-delayed report December 9, 2014 into the CIA's brutal interrogation of Al-Qaeda suspects following the 2001 attacks, as American interests abroad take precautions ahead of a possible backlash. White House officials confirmed December 8 they expect the report to be published, even though US Secretary of State John Kerry warned late last week about the impact it could have around the world. AFP PHOTO/SAUL LOEB/FILES
GENEVA: Revelations about the CIA's use of hacking tools by anti-secrecy group WikiLeaks show the risks of mass surveillance and bolster the case for international regulation, the United Nations' independent expert on privacy said.
WikiLeaks published on March 7 what it said were thousands of pages of internal Central Intelligence Agency discussions about hacking techniques used over several years.
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