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Kremlin Returns to Typewriters to Avoid Computer Leaks


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Triumph Adler Twen typewriter

German-made Triumph Adler Twen 180 typewriters were popular in the late '80s and early '90s

A source at Russia's Federal Guard Service, which is in charge of safeguarding Kremlin communications and protecting President Vladimir Putin, claimed that the return to typewriters has been prompted by the publication of secret documents by WikiLeaks, the whistle-blowing website, as well as Edward Snowden, the fugitive U.S. intelligence contractor.

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