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If you have a clearance you're expected to follow proper protocols in accessing classified information. Reading something via a leak is not the proper protocol
by lotharbot 12y ago
If you have a clearance you're expected to follow proper protocols in accessing classified information. Reading something via a leak is not the proper protocol.
Think of it as analogous to being given a "gift" that you know is stolen. Even though you didn't steal it, you know it actually belongs to someone else, so you shouldn't accept it.
- gknoy 12y agoIf it's leaked, you're not allowed to read it. If it's re-classified as Unclassified, you're allowed to read it, as it's no longer classified material.
- lotharbot 12y agothanks, that's an important distinction. To better state my initial point: if you have a clearance, you can only read classified material you're supposed to have access to for your job. If it's leaked but still classified, you can't read it. If it's declassified, then you can read it.