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> What is this trying to accomplish? Did they really think the Guardian has the only copy of that data? Of course not. The idea was to frighten people who have
by nullc 13y ago
> What is this trying to accomplish? Did they really think the Guardian has the only copy of that data?
Of course not. The idea was to frighten people who haven't been obedient and to create a lot of costs to reduce the profitability of running stories on unwelcome subjects.
- jccc 13y ago"One U.S. security official told Reuters that one of the main purposes of the British government's detention and questioning of Miranda" [note: using a clear abuse of a terrorism law] "was to send a message to recipients of Snowden's materials, including the Guardian, that the British government was serious about trying to shut down the leaks." http://ca.news.yahoo.com/britain-forced-guardian-destroy-copy-snowden-material-222933670.html http://ca.news.yahoo.com/britain-forced-guardian-destroy-cop... Whenever anyone asks this kind of question, please give them citations.