Re:FOIA the PRISM tech stack
by downandout on Friday June 07, 2013 @01:00AM
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Unfortunately, despite the disturbing fact that we are reading about PRISM (disturbing both that it exists and that our government can't keep highly sensitive secrets), it is classified Top Secret until September 1, 2036. I could be wrong but I believe that FOIA requests regarding it will fail until then.
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> disturbing both that it exists and that our government can't keep highly sensitive secrets
Why could it be disturbing that a government's officials can't keep secrets about cases where they abuse their power or act against the public interest? Isn't that how democratic institutions are supposed to be designed?
Re:FOIA the PRISM tech stack
by downandout on Friday June 07, 2013 @03:20AM
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It's disturbing because if things as sensitive as this are leaking, it means other things will leak that could cost lives.
You're assuming that all sensitive information has the same probability of leaking. Anecdotally, that's not really true. Most of these systems depend on honest citizens to keep the information secret, and honest citizens are more likely to leak "secret" evidence of abuse than information that will cost innocent people their lives.