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> Are there any people not in favor of pardoning Snowden here? Tptacek says that if he were president, he'd "see Snowden prosecuted for overtly and recklessly
by dcposch 10y ago
> Are there any people not in favor of pardoning Snowden here?
Tptacek says that if he were president, he'd "see Snowden prosecuted for overtly and recklessly breaking the law, but would commute his sentence" ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5868853#up_5869346 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5868853#up_5869346 ), whatever that means.
Marc Andreesen called him a traitor in a TV interview right after the leaks.
Even on HN and in Silicon Valley, there are people who think mass surveillance is more or less acceptable, even done in secret without the consent of the public, and that Snowden was wrong for revealing it.
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- pjys 10y agoDoesn't tptacek routinely defend pro-authoritarian and far-right views on these forums? His condemning Snowden's actions seems perfectly in line with the things he usually says. I wouldn't consider him a good example of what HN users think. As for Andreesen, he may be more representative of Silicon Valley, but he is also known for having endorsed Republican presidential candidates multiple times (Romney, Fiorina). See Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Andreessen#Personal_life https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Andreessen#Personal_life
- ScottBurson 10y agoI think tptacek is generally somewhat to the right of most of HN, but "far-right" is a considerable exaggeration. (Insert standard disclaimer about the limitations of the "left"/"right" categories.)
- ghayes 10y agoFor what it's worth, I think we should discuss people's views today. A lot has changed since the leaks first surfaced.