Reddit Shuts Down AMA from Former NSA Technical Director Bill Binney

Re:Reddit Shuts Down AMA from Former NSA Technical Director ... by mark_l_watson on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @08:03PM (#24277687)

I think I will cancel my monthly support for Reddit, partly over this and partly because I find it less valuable than Twitter and HN and don't visit that often anymore.

BTW, in general I support whistle blowers - they play an important part in free and open governments. I have heard Bill Binney before and thought that his experience and opinions were interesting.

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Re:Reddit Shuts Down AMA from Former NSA Technical Director ... by Kihashi on Wednesday August 26, 2020 @08:55AM (#24281968)

It looks to me like this thread was shut down by the AMA mods, not reddit.

https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/igeixp/i_am_william_b...

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Re:Reddit Shuts Down AMA from Former NSA Technical Director ... by blnqr on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @08:53PM (#24277947)

Ever since my service in the Navy I've thought that whistleblowers (1) should definitely speak out, and (2) should be prepared to suffer the consequences.

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Re:Reddit Shuts Down AMA from Former NSA Technical Director ... by paulryanrogers on Tuesday August 25, 2020 @09:46PM (#24278214)

What do you think these consequences should be?

What do you think of the consequences suffered by those who were exposed?

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Re:Reddit Shuts Down AMA from Former NSA Technical Director ... by blnqr on Thursday August 27, 2020 @08:23PM (#24300203)

Consequences for the whistleblower should depend on the laws that were in place when (or if) they broke the law. For example, Edward Snowden probably committed treason and that carries a harsh penalty but it is good that he leaked the NSA classified docs.

Not sure what you mean by exposed, but I think the same logic applies. Those who suffered harm should get redress. Those who committed harm should be punished.

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