One story here is about what a “hacker” is. What the word represents, what people who identify with it value, and what role those people play in private industr

One story here is about what a “hacker” is. What the word represents, what people who identify with it value, and what role those people play in private industry, in government, and in the military/security/intelligence world. Here on Hacker News, where most of the top stories, threads and comments are favorable to Edward Snowden, you might have the impression that there's some unspoken “hacker code” just below the surface, encompasing ideals like sharing source, promoting freedom of expression and privacy, understood by anyone whose work closely concerns the internet. When it comes to the intelligence community, this impression would be sorely mistaken. If you are a regular on hacker news, NSA types already have a stereotype for people like you: “Remember, folks, IT weenies are the code-clerks of the 21st century” https://twitter.com/20committee/statuses/343812020992372736 https://twitter.com/20committee/statuses/343812020992372736 After this incident, they'll probably step up efforts to keep people who sympathize with these sorts of values away from classified information. They'll find plenty of other able candidates who don't share these values. http://qz.com/92509/edward-snowdens-lesson-to-both-businesses-and-the-nsa-your-it-people-are-your-biggest-risk/ http://qz.com/92509/edward-snowdens-lesson-to-both-businesse...