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Eric Schmidt: CNET gets it right on the NSA/Google issue

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Re: Eric Schmidt: CNET gets it right on the NSA/Google issue

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Post by monkeyspaw »

neya wrote: post #54

I don't buy it, There is every single possibility that CNET was forced to write this article by someone from the top. I'm not angry about my details leaking to governments, what I'm angry about is how manipulative the media is and how much stupid they assume we are. I rather trust Mark Zuckerberg than CNET. Their tech reviews are mostly biased sponsored ads, why would I trust them with something serious like this?

I don't buy it either. There is every single possibility that the person who leaked the document has a financial stake in CNET and the Guardian and made the whole thing up for pageviews.

I'm not sure what you mean by "every single possibility." Do you just mean "it's possible"?

Re: Eric Schmidt: CNET gets it right on the NSA/Google issue

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Post by aptwebapps »

gypsobelum wrote: post #72
aspensmonster wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Forgive me, but I'm thoroughly confused. What objection is brought up here to Greenwald's work? That he's using the noun "program" instead of the noun "document" when discussing the program that the document entails? That Greenwald's tone is not sufficiently interrogative and peppered with "claims" and "alleges" and "supposes"? There's no substantive difference between "It was followed by Yahoo in 2008" and "The docu…

tptacek is a supporter of Obama's program of extra judicial drone executions, so it goes without saying that he dislikes Glenn Greenwald. Additionally, he feels he can make attacks on the tone and minor details of Greenwald's reporting so he comments on that, but does not comment on this story for example: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5844972 where it's more difficult to discredit the messenger.

How about this newer article [1], also by Ambinder, which the top post in your link links to? It seems to be speculation but it's the best reconciliation that I've seen of the leaked document and the denials of the tech companies. I also find it to be plausible, overall, if a little too trusting of the NSA's auditors and methods.

http://theweek.com/article/index/245360/solving-the-mystery-...

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