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> Insiders (like Snowden and Manning, ironically) are one of the biggest threats. They're a threat to those who like running a Surveillance State, not to the a
by ferdo 13y ago
> Insiders (like Snowden and Manning, ironically) are one of the biggest threats.
They're a threat to those who like running a Surveillance State, not to the average citizen.
- nathan_long 13y agoWhistleblowers are a help to the average citizen, yes, but perhaps the parent poster meant "insiders with their own motives", which might not be benevolent.
- scarecrowbob 13y ago"They" specifically are... generally, the point is that 'insiders' are probably not motivated the same way but have the same access to data which they could leverage against a target.
- rdl 13y agoInsiders are the biggest threat to any organization. Doesn't matter if it is USG and Manning or that Icelandic kid and wiki leaks or whatever. Independent of whether the org is good or evil.