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I'm curious how it's ok for a US company (The Intercept) to publish a Secret document? The documentcloud.org file clearly shows: Contributed by: SooHee Cho, Th
by swamp40 10y ago
I'm curious how it's ok for a US company (The Intercept) to publish a Secret document?
The documentcloud.org file clearly shows: Contributed by: SooHee Cho, The Intercept.
And the documentcloud.org server itself appears to be located in the US as well.
Seems like something you could go to jail over.
- Godel_unicode 10y agoUnlike in e.g. the UK, where the Official Secrets Act applies to the population at large, the prohibition against leaking or unauthorized possession of classified information is exclusively applicable to people with clearances. Think of a Security Clearance as a scoped waiver of free speech in return for access to sensitive information. In the US, you have to opt-in to restrictions on your freedom of speech. Anyone without a clearance is protected by the 1st amendment, which has no National Security exception.
- swamp40 10y agoI see - thank you!