Re:Secrecy, overclassification, and the the CIA’s hidden his...
by raxxorrax on Wednesday October 02, 2019 @03:36AM
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> there is still at least _some_ accountability
The whistleblowers mostly got put into prison for the current executive branch to save face. At least those that we heard about from. There also weren't any repercussions for the mass surveillance we are still subjected to.
I don't think there is evidence of the situation improving at all. This is not a problem confined to America and these specific agencies, of course.
The state having access to all forms of digital communication is a too powerful tool to suppress democratic dissent and I think we have recently seen bad actors in leading positions. The security benefits these mechanisms provide are marginal, so regulation should be the rational way to go.
The whistleblowers mostly got put into prison for the current executive branch to save face. At least those that we heard about from. There also weren't any repercussions for the mass surveillance we are still subjected to.
I don't think there is evidence of the situation improving at all. This is not a problem confined to America and these specific agencies, of course.
The state having access to all forms of digital communication is a too powerful tool to suppress democratic dissent and I think we have recently seen bad actors in leading positions. The security benefits these mechanisms provide are marginal, so regulation should be the rational way to go.