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Yes, I do warn my lower classmen not to get those jobs. But schools can mislead them and the "internship" experience can mislead them. It doesn't matter whether
by yeukhon 13y ago
Yes, I do warn my lower classmen not to get those jobs. But schools can mislead them and the "internship" experience can mislead them. It doesn't matter whether how we try to prevent them from doing it, the issue is how we the cryto community, how we Americans, and how we the society perceives and accepts NSA employees (ex/current). It is this "discrimination" I am questioning.
I don't think I can trust someone worked at NSA for many years either. I will give you that. But how should companies deal with these applicants?
> If a year or two of NSA interns have to learn the hard way that they'll never find employment anywhere else afterwords, too bad.
And that's exactly why my question is important to raise: how do we choose not to "discriminate" them.
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Downvoting on a moral issue? Really?
- walls 13y agoAgain, just my personal opinion, but I believe they should be seen as 'tainted' and a potential threat to any employer, forever. If we started ostracizing only long-term hires, the NSA would just have more motivation to 'turn' their short-term hires. I feel that without a sort of "zero tolerance" policy towards NSA employment, there will always be a way for them to get around imposed restrictions.
- quim06 13y ago"We Americans"... Next time you feel compelled to use this kind of political spiel on the internet, remember that YOU Americans only count for around 4.5% of the world's population.
- girvo 13y agoAs far as I'm concerned those kids made a choice. If they choose to help the NSA in any capacity, well then yeah I'd consider them tainted. They require a certain kind of person, and I don't think they have the best interests of worldwide privacy at heart. FYI, you shouldn't have been downvoted, your argument has merit even if I disagree with it. Upvoted.
- jlgaddis 13y agoOff-topic/not related: out of curiosity, how are you aware that you're being downvoted? I didn't downvote you, FWIW, although I apparently have the ability to. Perhaps being able to see your {up,down}votes is one of HN's "incremental features" and I simply haven't been around long enough? Or maybe you track/watch your karma points? I can see mine, of course, but I don't think I've ever really paid attention to it.