tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post7881177794402668941..comments2024-03-28T10:49:14.510-05:00Comments on Horizons: Snowden-chatNancy LeTourneauhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12614317154146836694noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-47621675686350054562013-06-18T12:51:06.136-05:002013-06-18T12:51:06.136-05:00Snowden is getting played for China PR. He serves ...Snowden is getting played for China PR. He serves no other purpose to them for the simple reason he's not telling them anything they did not know years ago. His 15 minutes are fading and after it's over he still is going to get frog marched. woody45http://oldhollywood.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-83695411298060353052013-06-18T07:27:01.624-05:002013-06-18T07:27:01.624-05:00"...they can enter and get results for anythi..."...they can enter and get results for anything they want. Phone number, email, user id, cell phone handset id (IMEI), and so on - it's all the same. The restrictions against this are policy based, not technically based, and can change at any time."<br /><br />And the guy in my job's HR dept. can use my info to open credit card accounts; the nurse in my doctor's office can make flyers out of my medical records and post them all over town. The restrictions against these acts are only policy based, as are probably greater than 90% of such restriction.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-59861185180459626372013-06-18T06:35:05.852-05:002013-06-18T06:35:05.852-05:00Snowden's motivations are quite clear, as he i...Snowden's motivations are quite clear, as he is a type familiar to many of us: he wants to be a hero, to feel important about the secrets he has access to. The REAL issue here is the fact that we don't have a better security clearance vetting/review process.Suburban Correspondenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11488916572135296650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7163441833245663827.post-35614907547452756262013-06-17T20:06:25.345-05:002013-06-17T20:06:25.345-05:00Thank you for being one of several people who kept...Thank you for being one of several people who kept your head amidst the hysteria and against the mob. Bob Cesca noted this very quiet walk back of Snowden's/Greenwald's claims as well.<br /><br />Seems like this story was rushed to print, and Snowden's motivations to me are as yet unclear. But no way was this guy or his claims properly vetted, particularly considering the extraordinary nature of his allegations. For shame.<br /><br />--gnAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com