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randome

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5. It means he wants to see if the same trick can work twice.

Reply to lovuian (Original post)

Sun Jul 14, 2013, 02:23 PM

Jul 2013

Assange pulled this back in 2010. I'm sure some of his hard-core followers are still loyal to him. http://www.democraticunderground.com/10021145676

Now it's Greenwald's turn. He thinks he can fool the same people the same way. It's sad to think he's right.
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Snowden's "dead man's switch" [View all] lovuian Jul 2013 OP

Probably a setup whereby someone has instructions to reveal certain information The Velveteen Ocelot Jul 2013 #1

Either it needs continued feedback to keep the keys from being released. dkf Jul 2013 #2

It means he has an arrangement, perhaps automated, such that Warren Stupidity Jul 2013 #3

Trusted activists and trusted journalists all over the world have archives of Snowden's files Catherina Jul 2013 #4

It means he wants to see if the same trick can work twice. randome Jul 2013 #5

Good catch. Scurrilous Jul 2013 #10

There may or may not be such a thing in Snowden's case. MineralMan Jul 2013 #6

The Question Is Did The Systems He Had Access To Have Sensitive Information On Them cantbeserious Jul 2013 #8

The authoritarian apologists are big on contradictory positions. Warren Stupidity Jul 2013 #11

He did, obviously. However, there are many levels of MineralMan Jul 2013 #12

Reasonable Argument Based On Past Experience - However It Will Forever Be Unconvincing Without The Facts cantbeserious Jul 2013 #13

That's a matter of indifference for me. MineralMan Jul 2013 #15

And Your Opinion Is A Matter Of Indifference To Me - I Am Highlighting The Slippery Slope Of Assumptions cantbeserious Jul 2013 #17

I see. Please proceed... MineralMan Jul 2013 #18

Have Done So Consistently - Post After Post After Post cantbeserious Jul 2013 #19

A dead man's switch agent46 Jul 2013 #7

The thing that Greenwald keeps shouting about, while telling people to pay no attention to it. MADem Jul 2013 #9

On the web, it could be something timed to launch Ruby the Liberal Jul 2013 #14

Greenwald is talking out of his ass. MineralMan Jul 2013 #16

thanks everyone I was wondering what it meant lovuian Jul 2013 #20

When rail was electrified, it could be operated by a single trainman, so dead man switches were used FarCenter Jul 2013 #21