Snowden calls for whistleblower shield after claims by new Pentagon source

Re:Snowden calls for whistleblower shield after claims by ne... by dcposch on Sunday May 22, 2016 @01:54PM (#11749530)

> Are there any people not in favor of pardoning Snowden here?

Tptacek says that if he were president, he'd "see Snowden prosecuted for overtly and recklessly breaking the law, but would commute his sentence" ( https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5868853#up_5869346 ), whatever that means.

Marc Andreesen called him a traitor in a TV interview right after the leaks.

Even on HN and in Silicon Valley, there are people who think mass surveillance is more or less acceptable, even done in secret without the consent of the public, and that Snowden was wrong for revealing it.

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Re:Snowden calls for whistleblower shield after claims by ne... by ghayes on Sunday May 22, 2016 @03:01PM (#11749788)

For what it's worth, I think we should discuss people's views today. A lot has changed since the leaks first surfaced.

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Re:Snowden calls for whistleblower shield after claims by ne... by ScottBurson on Sunday May 22, 2016 @03:27PM (#11749883)

I think tptacek is generally somewhat to the right of most of HN, but "far-right" is a considerable exaggeration. (Insert standard disclaimer about the limitations of the "left"/"right" categories.)

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