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'"Retroactive classification can even reach documents that are available in public libraries, on the Internet, or elsewhere in the public domain."' No, it can'
by joesmo 13y ago
'"Retroactive classification can even reach documents that are available in public libraries, on the Internet, or elsewhere in the public domain."'
No, it can't. It can try, but that doesn't mean it would succeed or even have a chance to. This is simply ridiculous. I don't know who Jonathan Abel is, but someone should teach him some basics on how the Internet and digital communications work. That goes for the author too. This is a hypothetical that is just not backed by reality. How exactly does one "give back" a digitally distributed document?
- wiml 13y agoIt's not a hypothetical; it's a thing that actually happens[1]. You seem to be confusing the notion of classification with the question of whether something is easily available. The Snowden and Manning leaks, for example, did not become unclassified simply because they became public. [1] http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/07/05/translator_in_eye_of_storm_on_retroactive_classification/?page=full http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2004/07/05/transl...