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Original Guardian article here: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/06/nsa-director-cyber-terrorism-snowden?CMP=twt_gu http://www.theguardian.com/tec
by nohuck13 13y ago
Original Guardian article here: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/06/nsa-director-cyber-terrorism-snowden?CMP=twt_gu http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2013/aug/06/nsa-direct...
Interesting quote further down where he begs the question, Betteridge's-law-of-headlines-style:
Hayden: "But certainly Mr Snowden has created quite a stir among those folks who are very committed to transparency and global transparency and the global web, kind of ungoverned and free. And I don't know that there's a logic between trying to [punish] America or American institutions for his arrest, but I hold out the possibility. I can sit here and imagine circumstances and scenarios, but they're nothing more than imaginative."
- tootie 13y agoYeah, the Salon article is thinly veiled editorial. It extrapolates quite a bit from what Hayden actually said which was pretty reasonable. He is not saying hackers=terrorists, but rather some hackers may turn to terrorism-style attacks and he is probably correct.
- nohuck13 13y agoYup. Though Hayden is engaged in politicking. Salon is engaged in politicking while reporting on Hayden's politicking. When I'm feeling extra rational, I really dislike this, even when I agree with views like Salon's. It's bad if we fight dumb politicking with more dumb politicking from the other direction.