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Secrecy & Leaks

Recent NSA Leak Arrest: A Few Observations and a Lesson

Nicholas Weaver Wed, Jun 7, 2017, 11:25 AM

Reality Leigh Winner, a recently separated Air Force linguist and a new hire by Pluribus International Corporation as a support contractor with a Top Secret clearance, allegedly searched for and printed out a Top Secret government report, folded it up, and dropped it in the mail to an online news outlet. Yesterday, the U.S. Attorney’s office revealed her arrest in an unsealed indictment.

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Drones

The Drone Papers: Intercepting the Nonsense

C. Christine Fair Tue, Oct 27, 2015, 5:30 PM

Editor’s Note: The drone program remains controversial, and critics regularly blast it for creating more terrorists than it kills. Prominent among these critics is Glenn Greenwald, a founding editor of The Intercept, which published an anti-drone report based on leaked documents. C.

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Targeted Killing: Drones

A Response to the “Drone Papers”: AUMF Targeting is a Deliberate Process with Robust Political Accountability

Adam Klein Thu, Oct 15, 2015, 5:40 PM

The Intercept’s “Drone Papers” leaker “believes the public has a right to know how the U.S. government decides to assassinate people.” Maybe so—or maybe public safety and the need for secrecy trump the public’s curiosity. Unfortunately, the leaker has unilaterally decided for all of us. One person with a thumb drive again trumps the democratic process.

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Encryption

Did the Intercept Just Admit It Makes Up Facts?

Benjamin Wittes Fri, Jul 31, 2015, 5:54 PM

It isn't every day you have an exchange with a journalist who just comes out and admits—twice, actually—that a story in his publication contains made up facts.

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