Stay out of their way
I know the word criminal conveys more contempt than one would like, but crimes include blatant violations of the Constitution, and of the rights we hold under the Constitution.
Tag Archives: NSA
Our cybersecurity experts roll out their big revelation about North Korea
I like that, “all responsible states.” That’s like a bank with a broken safe telling its customers, after they’ve been robbed, “All responsible depositors must act together to counter the thieves’ ability to rob us again.”
Lawless governments and boring tweets do not deserve our notice
Meantime, given the taxes the feds collect, we ought to expect more interesting entertainment from them. When you pay $150 to see a Broadway show, they try to give you your money’s worth. We ought to hold the feds to a higher standard.
Edward Snowden three years on
President Obama’s policy is to jail whistleblowers and protect the people who manage his national security state. Presidents have become so accustomed to serving the national security state’s interests now, that is how they see their job.
Corroboration, credibility, and numbers
No strength of numbers can unite people who know Snowden, Drake, and Manning speak the truth, who can corroborate what they say, since the law says they must go to prison if they reveal government’s secrets. They face the same choice, alone, that civil resisters face under the national security state: be quiet or go to jail.
The phone company is omni-potent
I’d say the NSA, FBI, and CIA could learn some fine points about customer service from Ernestine the switchboard operator. Here’s …
Federal court: Snowden was right
A U. S. federal appeals court ruled on Thursday, May 7, that Snowden is correct: NSA collection of phone records …
National security in the twenty-first century
Without fail, secrecy breeds distrust. When you withhold information from other people, who ought to know what you know, you keep …
Further thoughts on Snowden, NSA, and 9/11
Greenwald to publish list of U. S. citizens NSA spied on When I first read that Glenn Greenwald plans to …
Thankful we have the NSA to protect us
“NSA is a professional foreign-intelligence organization with a highly trained workforce, including brave and dedicated men and women from our …
What have we learned from Edward Snowden’s disclosures?
A few things we have learned from Edward Snowden’s disclosures, and their aftermath: U. S. intelligence officials know that we …
Corruption and secrecy in software systems and foreign affairs
As we think about the issue of truth and truth telling in the context of government secrecy, we encounter another …
The Jeffersonian 