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That’s called recognizing UAE sovereignty and not imposing our laws or values. It’s flawed, but probably the best we can do. On the other hand, the NSA vets w
by brians 8y ago
That’s called recognizing UAE sovereignty and not imposing our laws or values. It’s flawed, but probably the best we can do.
On the other hand, the NSA vets who went to work for the UAE knew who was paying their salaries, and knew they’d gone to the dark side the minute they crossed passport control.
- RankingMember 8y agoYou'd think we'd have some special regulations regarding what kind of jobs ex-NSA can have after leaving.
- ryanlol 8y agoWhy do ex-NSA need special regulations? What even makes them special?
- merpnderp 8y agoTheir top security clearances, their access to the deepest darkest secrets of intelligence tools, networks, and systems. Would you trust an employee with your biggest secrets if you knew they were retiring soon and very likely to be hired at many times their current salary by some major competitor?
- ryanlol 8y agoIt’s already super illegal for them to leak any of that stuff.
- RankingMember 8y agoI can imagine there's plenty of "between the lines" stuff you learn as a CIA agent that, while not specifically classified, wouldn't be something you want going to other nations.
- ganoushoreilly 8y agoIt falls under "Tools, Techniques, and Procedures". It's the same reason anything published or shared is supposed to go through pre-pub even well after you've left one of the three letters.
- ryanlol 8y agoI think maybe your opinions on this are largely influenced by movies and not materials the government actually releases. Can you give me an example of the kind of unclassified information these people should be prevented from sharing?
- RankingMember 8y agoDecision making, for example. Someone internal to any organization will gain a sense of the way the organization will respond to certain situations. For something like national security, this can mean a contracted ex-NSA'r could provide another country with a forecast as to how the NSA will react internally to a certain stimuli.