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Snowden said these kinds of pics were passed around at the NSA too.. And here's a case of how California Highway Patrol officers used to pass around pictures f

by firasd 4y ago

Snowden said these kinds of pics were passed around at the NSA too.. And here's a case of how California Highway Patrol officers used to pass around pictures from phones they scanned https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Disturbing-texts-in-CHP-officers-nude-photo-5846327.php https://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/Disturbing-texts-in-CHP... Basically, beyond the general ethics that should restrain individuals from non-consensual distribution of intimate imagery, and the policies on social networks and other institutional environments banning this kind of activity, lies the domain of law enforcement... and if they have the ability to access people's phones like this then they have an obligation to be scrupulous about their behavior

some_random 4y ago
- aliqot 4y ago
- shmde 4y ago
  So what ? But still he managed to expose the massive levels of spearheaded snooping and spying done by the American government. I would've still smoked the pipe dream of having privacy and security in my country when in reality you can be tracked all the time without your consent in the name of "National Security"
- acheron 4y ago
  - draw_down 4y ago
  - boomboomsubban 4y ago
    There's no real evidence Snowden was a Russian spy. The best people can come up with is that he's in Russia, ignoring that he was stopped there en route to Ecuador.
    - 93po 4y ago
      People making these claims don't rely on evidence or even reality. It boggles my mind that people are somehow defending mass surveillance.
  - r3trohack3r 4y ago
    I'm sure I'm not alone in this: I didn't know Edward Snowden was a Russian spy. Do you have any evidence to back up that claim?
    - dijit 4y ago
      Unironically they will point to the fact that he's in Russia, not counting the fact that he was travelling to Ecuador and had his passport revoked while enroute and the US was intercepting planes coming out of Russia (even of diplomats). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evo_Morales_grounding_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evo_Morales_grounding_incident
    - aidenn0 4y ago
      I think the evidence is basically: 1. He was a spy 2. He now lives in Russia
  - ceejayoz 4y ago
    One can be both against Russian aggression and against unconstitutional actions by the US government at the same time.
- krolden 4y ago
  What did he lie about?
  - deleted 4y ago
    [deleted]
  - 93po 4y ago
- dang 4y ago
  Please don't post unsubstantive or flamebait comments to HN. You may not owe sharepoint admins better but you owe this community better if you're participating in it. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html
bayesian_horse 4y ago
Jobs with power attract people who like exploiting such power. And it's a particular character flaw that makes them think they'd get away with it, even though they tell others. That's also a reason why police officers like to make inappropriate racist or sexist jokes: It's relatively harmless but by the reaction they can evaluate which colleagues would back them up.
- mijoharas 4y ago
  I seem to recall that law enforcement has a higher rate of sociopathy than the average. Let me find a reference/double check myself. I found this[0] which on a cursory reading doesn't seem to support the above. There was also a pop-sci book[1] which seems to argue the above, but I don't know how much weight I put behind it (and I'm not curious enough to get the book and look for references.) Does anyone know of any data or research to support or refute the claim "law enforcement has a higher rate of sociopathy than the general population"? [0] https://sci-hub.ru/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2018.08.002 https://sci-hub.ru/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2018.08.002 [1] https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Psychopaths-Saints-Killers-Success/dp/0374533989 https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Psychopaths-Saints-Killers-Suc...
  - m463 4y ago
    I kind of wonder if any job that has a constant collision with "reality" will wear down more mainstream moral values and reactions. For example, doctors meet people all day long with unhealthy lifestyles, and how many persist in saying "you have to change your diet, lose weight and exercise" to each one? Police officers deal with lawbreakers all. day. long. lawyers have to represent their client. etc.
    - bayesian_horse 4y ago
      Lot's of doctors have the same problem so I guess it should have gotten through to most of them that it isn't that easy. It has been shown in studies that giving the advice "change diet, lose weight and exercise" simply doesn't work. Doctors then blame the patient for not following the advise. Then other studies showed that "eat less and exercise more" doesn't work even if compliance was monitored...

by firasd 4y ago

some_random 4y ago

aliqot 4y ago
shmde 4y ago
So what ? But still he managed to expose the massive levels of spearheaded snooping and spying done by the American government. I would've still smoked the pipe dream of having privacy and security in my country when in reality you can be tracked all the time without your consent in the name of "National Security"
acheron 4y ago
- draw_down 4y ago
- boomboomsubban 4y ago
  There's no real evidence Snowden was a Russian spy. The best people can come up with is that he's in Russia, ignoring that he was stopped there en route to Ecuador.
  - 93po 4y ago
    People making these claims don't rely on evidence or even reality. It boggles my mind that people are somehow defending mass surveillance.
- r3trohack3r 4y ago
  I'm sure I'm not alone in this: I didn't know Edward Snowden was a Russian spy. Do you have any evidence to back up that claim?
  - dijit 4y ago
    Unironically they will point to the fact that he's in Russia, not counting the fact that he was travelling to Ecuador and had his passport revoked while enroute and the US was intercepting planes coming out of Russia (even of diplomats). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evo_Morales_grounding_incident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evo_Morales_grounding_incident
  - aidenn0 4y ago
    I think the evidence is basically: 1. He was a spy 2. He now lives in Russia
- ceejayoz 4y ago
  One can be both against Russian aggression and against unconstitutional actions by the US government at the same time.
krolden 4y ago
What did he lie about?
- deleted 4y ago
  [deleted]
- 93po 4y ago
dang 4y ago
Please don't post unsubstantive or flamebait comments to HN. You may not owe sharepoint admins better but you owe this community better if you're participating in it. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

bayesian_horse 4y ago

Jobs with power attract people who like exploiting such power. And it's a particular character flaw that makes them think they'd get away with it, even though they tell others. That's also a reason why police officers like to make inappropriate racist or sexist jokes: It's relatively harmless but by the reaction they can evaluate which colleagues would back them up.

mijoharas 4y ago
I seem to recall that law enforcement has a higher rate of sociopathy than the average. Let me find a reference/double check myself. I found this[0] which on a cursory reading doesn't seem to support the above. There was also a pop-sci book[1] which seems to argue the above, but I don't know how much weight I put behind it (and I'm not curious enough to get the book and look for references.) Does anyone know of any data or research to support or refute the claim "law enforcement has a higher rate of sociopathy than the general population"? [0] https://sci-hub.ru/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2018.08.002 https://sci-hub.ru/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jrp.2018.08.002 [1] https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Psychopaths-Saints-Killers-Success/dp/0374533989 https://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Psychopaths-Saints-Killers-Suc...
- m463 4y ago
  I kind of wonder if any job that has a constant collision with "reality" will wear down more mainstream moral values and reactions. For example, doctors meet people all day long with unhealthy lifestyles, and how many persist in saying "you have to change your diet, lose weight and exercise" to each one? Police officers deal with lawbreakers all. day. long. lawyers have to represent their client. etc.
  - bayesian_horse 4y ago
    Lot's of doctors have the same problem so I guess it should have gotten through to most of them that it isn't that easy. It has been shown in studies that giving the advice "change diet, lose weight and exercise" simply doesn't work. Doctors then blame the patient for not following the advise. Then other studies showed that "eat less and exercise more" doesn't work even if compliance was monitored...