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Are these the "Wizards"[1][2]? [1]https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11562433/Facebook-riddled-ex-CIA-agents-ex-FBI-agents-work-Twitter.html https://www.

Are these the "Wizards"[1][2]? [1]https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11562433/Facebook-riddled-ex-CIA-agents-ex-FBI-agents-work-Twitter.html https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11562433/Facebook-r... [2]https://defiantamerica.com/after-learning-that-twitter-employs-at-least-15-former-fbi-agents-we-searched-facebook-what-we-found-is-alarming/ https://defiantamerica.com/after-learning-that-twitter-emplo... Not sure why this is being downvoted, as there is clear link between the influx of CIA/NSA/FBI/DHS agents in private sector and an increase in turning over of sensitive data to government, at-will. We have laws and constitutional rights for a reason.

tantalor 3y ago
You're probably being down voted because those sources are not credible
- scrum-treats 3y ago
  Sources that identify persons who worked at government intelligence agencies that now work in private sector, that are verified? That's quite credible, as it can be quickly and independently verified. Brains... use them.
  - tantalor 3y ago
    No, the sources which are not credible are "defiantamerica.com" and "dailymail.co.uk". There's an old saying: you can't believe everything you read online.
    - scrum-treats 3y ago
      Like... your submissions and comments on HN? Should we also believe you are capable of managing the responsibility of software engineering when you proudly advertise your website in encryption-free HTTP?
sobkas 3y ago
> Not sure why this is being downvoted, as there is clear link between the influx of CIA/NSA/FBI/DHS agents in private sector and an increase in turning over of sensitive data to government, at-will. We have laws and constitutional rights for a reason. Well corporations have more laws and their rights are more numerous and potent than yours.
vkou 3y ago
> there is clear link between the influx of CIA/NSA/FBI/DHS agents in private sector and an increase in turning over of sensitive data to government, at-will. Yes, that clear link is called 'growth', there's no tabloid conspiracy required. Social media companies employ vastly more people today than they did years ago, some of those people would have worked for the government in the past. And because of growth in user counts, and awareness of new policing methods, there's a growth in police and secret police interest in the data. The laws on the books largely permit this sort of thing (Warranted deep searches, warrantless-geofenced-shallow searches, buying anything that's otherwise sold to third-parties), I'm not sure what other outcome one could expect.
- onetokeoverthe 3y ago
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_8j50 3y ago
Don't know about FB but it's public knowledge that Google was CIA VC funded but also rumors are, it is an informal revolving door both with IC and whitehouse.
- scrum-treats 3y ago
  It makes sense, as IARPA/DARPA and Google are closely aligned historically. Which, yea. I want the best of the best designing certain capabilities.

tantalor 3y ago

You're probably being down voted because those sources are not credible

scrum-treats 3y ago
Sources that identify persons who worked at government intelligence agencies that now work in private sector, that are verified? That's quite credible, as it can be quickly and independently verified. Brains... use them.
- tantalor 3y ago
  No, the sources which are not credible are "defiantamerica.com" and "dailymail.co.uk". There's an old saying: you can't believe everything you read online.
  - scrum-treats 3y ago
    Like... your submissions and comments on HN? Should we also believe you are capable of managing the responsibility of software engineering when you proudly advertise your website in encryption-free HTTP?

sobkas 3y ago

> Not sure why this is being downvoted, as there is clear link between the influx of CIA/NSA/FBI/DHS agents in private sector and an increase in turning over of sensitive data to government, at-will. We have laws and constitutional rights for a reason. Well corporations have more laws and their rights are more numerous and potent than yours.

vkou 3y ago

> there is clear link between the influx of CIA/NSA/FBI/DHS agents in private sector and an increase in turning over of sensitive data to government, at-will. Yes, that clear link is called 'growth', there's no tabloid conspiracy required. Social media companies employ vastly more people today than they did years ago, some of those people would have worked for the government in the past. And because of growth in user counts, and awareness of new policing methods, there's a growth in police and secret police interest in the data. The laws on the books largely permit this sort of thing (Warranted deep searches, warrantless-geofenced-shallow searches, buying anything that's otherwise sold to third-parties), I'm not sure what other outcome one could expect.

onetokeoverthe 3y ago
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_8j50 3y ago

Don't know about FB but it's public knowledge that Google was CIA VC funded but also rumors are, it is an informal revolving door both with IC and whitehouse.

scrum-treats 3y ago
It makes sense, as IARPA/DARPA and Google are closely aligned historically. Which, yea. I want the best of the best designing certain capabilities.