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I've always liked just making an image with some leaked-but-still-technically-classified information, on the (admittedly very unlikely) off chance that someone

• jsmthrowaway 12y ago
  You should know that's a federal crime, if you're talking about leaked U.S. classified material. Simply because you see the Washington Post printing Snowden's leaks doesn't mean handling and distributing classified information isn't a crime. It is still classified and carries full force even though it has been printed; no "cat out of the bag" defense applies. Very importantly, I'm not stating an opinion on this legal situation, just pointing it out.
  • mox1 12y ago
    100% Incorrect. If the OP has a security clearance, then maybe... At most he is probably in violation of the NDA he signed, not any criminal laws. To actually violate the criminal statues around Leaking classified material you have to CAUSE ACTUAL HARM to the US government. The original leaker obviously causes harm, but the guy submitting a public document to Google for fun....that's going to be hard for a judge to believe. It's remotely feasible that a person without a security clearance could be convicted of a crime for re publishing classified documents, but it would have to be some very odd situation.
    • jsmthrowaway 12y ago
      No, it depends on the information. Read 18 U.S.C. §793 and §798.
  • drdaeman 12y ago
    They could be a non-US citizen who don't plan on visiting US, ever.