If the NSA Trusted Edward Snowden With Our Data, Why Should We Trust the NSA?
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Re: If the NSA Trusted Edward Snowden With Our Data, Why Should We Trust the NSA?
#2But...but they're helping us secure our home networks!
"The Information Assurance Directorate (IAD) at NSA recently released a new technical guide entitled Best Practices for Securing a Home Network." - http://www.nsa.gov/ia/index.shtml
Re: If the NSA Trusted Edward Snowden With Our Data, Why Should We Trust the NSA?
#3I wouldn't be surprised if the #1 criteria for NSA grunt employees is patriotism. If he's prepared to sacrifice everything for his country than he seems to be the perfect candidate to me.
Re: If the NSA Trusted Edward Snowden With Our Data, Why Should We Trust the NSA?
#4I'm not sure that the author understands what a sysadmin is. Even a junior sysadmin could cripple most services based on their level of access.
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#5EXACTLY.
Not just this guy, but a contracting firm (BAH) in general? How did they get that bid?
Re: If the NSA Trusted Edward Snowden With Our Data, Why Should We Trust the NSA?
#6Having access to a PowerPoint about a system ("metadata") is not exactly the same as having access to the data itself.
Re: If the NSA Trusted Edward Snowden With Our Data, Why Should We Trust the NSA?
#7So now lack of a degree means you cannot be trusted with sensitive data - wtf?
I understand the guy is emphasizing these things to make his point but still, wtf.
What about his morals? What about his courage? I would most definitely trust my data to a guy that was and is prepared to go to jail for his beliefs that my data should be treated with respect and within the law.
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#8I wouldn't be surprised if the #1 criteria for NSA grunt employees is patriotism. If he's prepared to sacrifice everything for his country than he seems to be the perfect candidate to me.
The criteria is loyalty to government, not country.
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#9EXACTLY. Not just this guy, but a contracting firm (BAH) in general? How did they get that bid?
employees of BAH and other companies like them run the day to day operations of a very significant portion of the government and have for quite some time.
Re: If the NSA Trusted Edward Snowden With Our Data, Why Should We Trust the NSA?
#10And so it begins, the assault on Snowden, his character, his qualifications, etc.