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Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has come out in favour of face to face contact, suggesting that video conferencing technologies are far less effective at building relationships and solving problems.

Speaking at annual Salesforce conference Dreamforce in San Francisco today, Clinton said that technology "has put a higher premium on face to face contact."

"[It's important to] make the effort to listen to someone in their own culture, in their own setting," said Clinton. "[When I was Secretary of State] I went out to places where people were doing bad things, to try to create more of an impact. There's no substitute for spending time together. We all need to spend more time like that, or we'll get a worse environment to try to make sensible decisions."

She went on to discuss internet freedom, stating that that western democracies are struggling to protect it.

"When I was Secretary of State, internet freedom, the opportunity to speak out, to associate with others, was a core value in line with freedom of speech, which is what western democracies have tried to protect. Individuals, especially those with activist, dissident opinions, were increasingly the target of governments.

"We spent time trying to keep the internet open, and it's an ongoing struggle. The US and western democracies are in a struggle with more oppressive regimes who want more control over the internet to do things like shut it down at will. It's going to be an ongoing debate, and I hope our side wins.

"I applaud President Obama's statement holding up net neutrality, keeping channels open and accessible, and protecting people who are exercising those rights from the heavy hand of governments who oppose them."

However, Clinton's many references to the US, and 'western democracies' as strong propoents of a free, open internet, will be a surprise to those who have followed the Edward Snowden revelations, which showed the extent to which the US, UK and other western governments have snooped on their citizens, harvesting their emails and phone call data.

Many would argue that this reality is far from a shining example of how to protect its citizens online, and guarantee their rights.

Clinton finished her address by refusing to expand on an interview she gave in 1999 in which she expressed a desire to see the US vote in its first female president.

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Summary: Ethics are as important as electronics. Corporate responsibility is highly prized. Thats a model not just for this industry, but the world, Clinton posited.

SAN FRANCISCO---The benefits of technology to peoples lives need to outweigh the pitfalls, starting by producing more jobs and connecting communities, argued former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Leading off Dreamforce 2014 on Tuesday morning, Secretary Clinton covered a broad range of topics over the course of the morning keynote, including citing uses of mobile and social tech for fueling the Clinton Foundations initiatives for education and healthcare.

Maintaining an open Internet is a critical, asserted Clinton, going on to outline how the U.S. Department of State "kept trying to spend money to defend those rights during her tenure as chief of the bureau.

"It became obvious that individuals, especially those with activist approaches and dissident opinions, were increasingly becoming the targets of governments, Clinton insisted.

Ethics are as important as electronics. Corporate responsibility is highly prized. Thats a model not just for this industry, but the world, Clinton posited.

The opportunity to speak out, Clinton continued, to associate with others around the globe is "a core value in line with freedom of speech and what we have enshrined in our Bill of Rights."

"I will tell all of you here this is an ongoing struggle, with more oppressive regimes worldwide who want more control over the Internet, shut it down and interfere with peoples freedoms, she added, further arguing that it is absolutely clear to me that we have to keep the Internet open. Clinton also applauded President Obama for championing net neutrality, which is at the center of its own ongoing debate domestically.

Clinton also praised host Salesforce.com and its CEO Marc Benioff for "reinventing how companies do philanthropy. She highlighted the San Francisco-headquartered corporations involvement with UCSF Childrens Hospitals in the Bay Area as well as the Software-as-a-Service providers "the 1/1/1 model for committing people, technology, and resources.

Clinton characterized the latter project as revolutionary as the cloud

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Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told a Las Vegas crowd Monday night that more needs to be done to assure young people can achieve their dreams and free students from onerous college debt "that can feel like an anchor tied to their feet dragging them down."

"I think our young people deserve a fair shot," she told about 900 people gathered in a Bellagio resort ballroom for the annual UNLV Foundation dinner benefiting the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Later, talking about the American public's possible reluctance to get involved in conflicts around the world, Clinton referred to the threats posed by the Ebola virus and the Islamic State group.

"They want to bring the fight to Europe and the fight to the United States," she said of the terrorist group.

And Ebola is not going to stay confined, she said.

At every step, officials should ask if actions are in America's best interest, she said.

"We can't say we're not going to be involved because these things are other people's problems," she said.

The remarks were part of questions from longtime friend and Las Vegas Sun Publisher Brian Greenspun after Clinton's prepared speech that touched on her thoughts on Russian President Vladimir Putin ("I see a very cold-blooded, calculated former KGB agent who is determined to not only enrich himself and his closest colleagues but also to try to revive Russia's influence around its border"), the most important person she's ever met (Nelson Mandela for his "level of self-awareness and political skill") and her most difficult decision as secretary of state ("Whether or not to go after Bin Laden based on the evidence we had.").

But before any questions, Greenspun presented her a gift: a pair of Nike athletic shoes, a reference to one of her last appearances in Las Vegas in April when a woman in the crowd threw a shoe at Clinton.

"How do we make amends?" he asked. By giving her two shoes instead of just the one.

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In this Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2014 photo, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at the Economic Club of Chicago in Chicago.(AP)

Hillary Clinton called for businesses to collaborate with universities to make higher education more affordable in a $225,000 speech Monday night at the annual University of Nevada Las Vegas Foundation dinner.

"Higher education shouldnt be a privilege for those able to afford it," Clinton told a crowd of approximately 900 people. "It should be an opportunity widely available for anybody with the talent, determination and ambition."

The former secretary of State said that many students are affected by student loan debt "that can feel like an anchor dragging them down," and praised President Obama for increasing federal Pell grants by $1,000.

Her speech fee itself, though, was controversial. Clinton first made headlines in June for the address when it was revealed UNLV was paying Clinton the steep rate to speak at the foundation's ritzy dinner at the Bellagio hotel and casino.

UNLV students protested her visit, insisting the university instead spend the money on scholarships -- as tuition at the school will increase by 17 percent over the next four years.

You could give scholarships to thousands of students, benefit research on campus, give more students grants for research and studying, Daniel Waqar, student relations director for the UNLV Student Government, told Nevada political journalist Jon Ralston in June.

The top donor tables at the event cost between $3,000 and $20,000 each. The university says that the UNLV Foundation raised over $350,000 from those donors alone, while an additional $235,000 was raised from a pledge drive held during the dinner, more than recouping the cost of Clinton's speech.

The speaking fee is expected to go toward the Bill, Hillary & Chelsea Clinton Foundation.

Monday's event was just the latest of many high-priced talks the Clintons routinely have given -- which clashed with Hillary Clinton's claim during her recent book tour that she and her husband were "dead broke" when they left the White House in 2001.

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As a newly minted secretary of state, Hillary Clinton seemed convinced that she could bring about a thaw in Americas chilly relationship with Russia.

That heady period in 2009 is long gone.

In a speech Monday night in Las Vegas, Mrs. Clinton depicted Russian President Vladimir Putin as a mortal threat to sovereign European countries and U.S. interests. She called for a sustained commitment to keep him contained.

Mrs. Clinton, a likelypresidentialcandidate in 2016 warned that under Mr. Putins leadership Russia is using military power in combination with its leverage as an energy producer to cow European leaders.

Some Europeans just dont want to confront Putin in any way, Mrs. Clinton said in a question-and-answer session that was part of a paid speaking engagement sponsored by the UNLV Foundation. I think thats a mistake. I think he is at heart a bully and you have to be smart; not confrontational, but you have to stand up and you have to encircle and you have to try to choke off his ability to be so aggressive.

Mrs. Clintons appearance had drawn protests from student leaders at the university, who objected to her $225,000 speaking fee. Mrs. Clinton has said she wont pocket the money but will instead plow it into her familys charitable foundation.

She received a warm reception at the event, held at the Bellagio hotel. The moderator, Las Vegas Sun Publisher Brian Greenspun, gave her a pair of running shoes as a gift. The shoes were a nod to her possible political ambitions and also a light reference to her appearance in Las Vegas six months ago when someone in the audience hurled a shoe at her.

Famously, former President George W. Bush said in 2001 that he had looked Mr. Putin in the eye and found him to be straight-forward and trustworthy.

Asked how she perceived the Russian leader, Mrs. Clinton said: Well, I see a very cold-blooded, calculating former KGB agent who is determined to not only enrich himself and his closest colleagues, but also to try to revive Russias influence around its border.

The line echoes one used by Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) who while running forpresident in the 2008 election said he looked into Mr. Putins eyes and saw three letters: A K, a G, and a B.

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