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Re:NSA refused Clinton a secure BlackBerry like Obama, so sh... by andrewflnr on Thursday March 17, 2016 @02:55PM (#11306648)
When security breaches can kill people, you'd better be able to prove that lack of convenience kills even more people, and that there are no other options.
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Re:NSA refused Clinton a secure BlackBerry like Obama, so sh... by fabulist on Thursday March 17, 2016 @04:00PM (#11307114)
It seems to me like refusing to provide this convenience did lead to a dangerous breach of protocol.

Without endorsing Clinton's actions, lets learn from this.

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Re:NSA refused Clinton a secure BlackBerry like Obama, so sh... by andrewflnr on Friday March 18, 2016 @01:32PM (#11313406)
Without endorsing the NSA's actions, no. Clinton's reckless disregard for security led to a dangerous breach of protocol. The fact that anyone else might have done the same in that situation makes not the slightest difference to me. If no one will give you a parachute, do you say "screw it" and go skydiving anyway? No, that would be stupid. The reason for the refusal is immaterial.
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