The real problem is people are polarized: these folks are either total hero's or total traitors. They're usually a mixed bag. Here's a short write-up I did on S

The real problem is people are polarized: these folks are either total hero's or total traitors. They're usually a mixed bag. Here's a short write-up I did on Snowden as an example showing he's both a whistleblower and a traitor simultaneously: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/10/nsa_has_underco.html#c6680842 https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/10/nsa_has_under... Just depends on which leaks and motivations we're talking about.