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Just how long can 35000 people keep a secret?

• zalzane 13y ago
  Change the question: What percentage of 35,000 cryptographers are willing to give up their jobs, families, homes, friends, lovers, and children to stand up for their ideals regarding the ethics behind code breaking. I find it regrettable that Snowden sought asylum. If he had stayed in the united states, faced trial by jury, and won his freedom, it would have set a precedent for other whistleblowers to follow. His asylum will make whistleblowers think they have to give up everything to expose the government's crimes. The precedent he set is almost as bad as if he had stayed in the united states and been found guilty of capital treason.
  • ekm2 13y ago
    >I find it regrettable that Snowden sought asylum. If he had stayed in the united states, faced trial by jury, and won his freedom, it would have set a precedent for other whistleblowers to follow You mean like Manning?
  • PhasmaFelis 13y ago
    "I find it regrettable that Snowden sought asylum. If he had stayed in the united states, faced trial by jury, and won his freedom, it would have set a precedent for other whistleblowers to follow." The chance of that happening was never one jot above zero.