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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by boomboomsubban on Monday February 17, 2020 @09:48PM (#22353044)
>An investigative journalist wouldn't suggest to their source that they cover their trails

An investigative journalist should absolutely try to help their source stay safe from danger.

>by trying to crack someone else's password to use to get access to the same documents you're effectively _setting that person up_ as a patsy

The account they were attempting to access was a generic windows admin account tied to nobody. A perfect patsy.

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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by FireBeyond on Tuesday February 18, 2020 @03:57PM (#22360334)
> An investigative journalist should absolutely try to help their source stay safe from danger.

I'm not sure "commit more federal crimes" is "staying safe from danger"

> The account they were attempting to access was a generic windows admin account tied to nobody. A perfect patsy.

This I did not know. My above point still stands, but at least no innocent third parties are being also dragged into things, absolutely.

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Re:Twitter locks WikiLeaks account days before Assange's ext... by boomboomsubban on Wednesday February 19, 2020 @06:27AM (#22364661)
>I'm not sure "commit more federal crimes" is "staying safe from danger"

If your options are "commit more victimless federal crimes" or "allow the army to punish you" it is.

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