[ExI] Snowden sets OPSEC record straight

Eugen Leitl eugen at leitl.org
Fri Oct 18 08:07:55 UTC 2013


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Date: Fri, 18 Oct 2013 01:03:43 -0700
From: coderman <coderman at gmail.com>
To: "Cathal Garvey (Phone)" <cathalgarvey at cathalgarvey.me>
Cc: cpunks <cypherpunks at cpunks.org>
Subject: Re: Snowden sets OPSEC record straight
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On Fri, Oct 18, 2013 at 12:27 AM, Cathal Garvey (Phone)
<cathalgarvey at cathalgarvey.me> wrote:
> Lets not forget that "avoiding a bullet" was a prime motivator in Snowden's
> coming out as the leaker.


that doesn't sound painful enough;

evidence suggests they prefer an extended crushing destruction of
opponents and whistle-blowers -
"""
[Thomas] Drake said he was still suffering the consequences of his
actions. "My life was essentially destroyed," Drake said, noting that
the case took a terrible financial and personal toll. He lost his
retirement savings and went into debt as his legal bills approached
$100,000.   ...   Asked if he still believes what he did was worth it,
Drake had no doubts: "Is freedom worth it? Is liberty worth it? Is not
living in a surveillance society worth it?"   "If you don't want to
live it, then you've got to stand up and defend the rights and the
freedoms that prevent that from actually happening," he said.
"""
  http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/11/us-usa-security-nsa-drake-idUSBRE95A12X20130611



<$TLA> we sentence you to a long life!

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