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Pretty remarkable that this means that folks with a clearance will end up with less information than those without one. Is this a commonly-discussed problem in
by chockablock 13y ago
Pretty remarkable that this means that folks with a clearance will end up with less information than those without one.
Is this a commonly-discussed problem in the security world? Is there an exception granted for publicly-disseminated information (such as leaks published in newspapers)?
- user2305832 13y agoThere is no exception. When Wikileaks posted its cables, the government mandated that anyone with a clearance shall not visit the websites and view the information. If it happened, it would be classified as a "data spill" which means classified info on a network with a lower classification. "Data spills" sometimes result in punishment. If the mods read this comment, please return the classification to the title as it would ensure people with clearances were warned about the classification of the information contained.
- leephillips 13y ago"please return the classification to the title as it would ensure people with clearances were warned' A fairly pointless precaution, as the prohibited material appears all over once it's publicly disseminated, including in places like the NY Times. I worked in a government lab when the first round of Wikileaks happened, and I got the memo: don't search out the material, don't read it even if you find it in the newspaper, etc. But the security people weren't completely crazy, so if you visited the front page of the Washington Post and there happened to be some stuff on there that was still classified, it wasn't treated as a security incident.