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In reply to the discussion: Edward Snowden: The Biggest Revelations Are Yet to Come [View all]delrem
(9,688 posts)What we've learned, since, is considerable.
You deny learning anything, and you hold Snowden to an extremely high standard. Such a high standard that, if he kept it, you'd never forgive him.
Here is something (wiki):
"XKeyscore
XKeyscore or XKEYSCORE (abbreviated as XKS) is a formerly secret computer system first used by the United States National Security Agency for searching and analyzing Internet data it collects worldwide every day. The program has been shared with other spy agencies including Australia's Defence Signals Directorate, New Zealand's Government Communications Security Bureau and the German Bundesnachrichtendienst.[1]"
I'm able to talk about XKEYSCORE because of Snowden's courage. I don't think that my ability to talk about this program poses a terrorist threat. I deny your claim that I should have known about all this before, from earlier readings - that it was all a given.
Yes, Snowden is a "thief", in the sense that Daniel Ellsberg is an even greater "thief". But at a certain point counterbalancing issues become important and a lot of us seem willing to grant Daniel Ellsberg the benefit of the doubt in that regard. Furthermore, Daniel Ellsberg has himself offered his opinion in this regard.