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The concerns he points out — especially about hostile or enemy nations and actors getting a better chance to gather data and understand how to subvert or attach
by AnonC 2y ago
The concerns he points out — especially about hostile or enemy nations and actors getting a better chance to gather data and understand how to subvert or attach the country — seem valid.
There is a difference between elected officials doing stupid or insecure things vs. unelected people being able to do this without any checks and balances.
(Off topic: I’m upvoting this post to counter the flagging that seems to be going on for all posts on this topic. I respect Bruce Schneier and his opinions on several things.)
- lukev 2y agoEven elected officials are not allowed to do stupid or insecure things! I seem to remember something about a quite famous incident involving a private email server. Which boggles the mind when you compare it to what's going on right now.
- SpaceNoodled 2y agoThey're only disallowed so far as there are consequences for their actions.
- johnnyanmac 2y agolawsuits are rolling in. Let's hope the executive branch actually furfills its ideal in being shielded from political atmosphere and properly access the situation.
- dmix 2y ago> There is a difference between elected officials doing stupid or insecure things vs. unelected people being able to do this without any checks and balances. Isn't the Treasury dept and most of the federal employees with access to this data unelected as well? They are appointed or hired as government officials and civil servants.
- lurquer 2y agoThere are only two elected officials in the entire Executive Branch.
- fieldcny 2y agoAs it should be, a political executive branch is not a democracy it’s a monarchy
- johnnyanmac 2y agoa "monarchy" with checks and balances >. Article II, Section 2 empowers the President to nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, to appoint the principal officers of the United States, as well as some subordinate officers . Yes, there is a process: https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R44083/6 https://crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/R/R44083/6
- johnnyanmac 2y agoyes... and apointees usually need to have or undergo clearance. It is also a tradition to get Senate's approval. Those are the good faith checks and balances.
- nswest23 2y agoin case you're wondering the important part is: > ...without any checks and balances i.e. what they're doing is completely insecure and exposing incredibly sensitive data.