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I hadn't really thought about the issue of contractors and whistleblower status in depth till reading this. I would assume that he (Snowden) had to talk to som
by zer00eyz 10y ago
I hadn't really thought about the issue of contractors and whistleblower status in depth till reading this.
I would assume that he (Snowden) had to talk to someone about blowing the whistle to know he wasn't covered before he did it. He didn't just pull these facts out of his ass. The question is who did he speak to, and what was the context and color of that conversation.
- gcommer 10y agoAlternatively he could've just read about prior NSA whistleblowers (like Binnie and others) who tried to blow the whistle on many of the same issues more quietly and instead of being able to keep fighting for the Constitution, they got their doors kicked in and silenced by the legal system. Edited to correct smartphone auto-"correct" typos
- zer00eyz 10y agoHave a hearty thanks and an upvote for your $0.02, I had not thought of the other whistleblowers as a viable means of figuring this out.