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You should not be prosecuted for announcing troop movement data that you've lawfully acquired. If you burglarized an American government facility or hacked int
by anon291 4y ago
You should not be prosecuted for announcing troop movement data that you've lawfully acquired.
If you burglarized an American government facility or hacked into a computer system or committed fraud to trick someone or drugged/tortured a government agent, you should be prosecuted for that.
But if an agent leaves information somewhere, you read it, and publish it? No, you should not.
- aerostable_slug 4y agoAnd that in fact is how the law works, with of course a couple of fringe cases [0]. If you're walking down the street and stumble over a folder of TS/SCI/SAP material, you can publish it all you want. The only time you have a duty to protect classified material is if you signed a non-disclosure agreement. [0] exceptions: nuclear secrets as outlined in the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, and the identities of intelligence officers acting clandestinely. The former is a wreck of a law (how would Grandma Smith know a document marked S/RD is special, plus there's the whole 'Born Secret' bit), and the latter hasn't been tried out that much in court.
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- themitigating 4y agoBut you are now limiting your original argument