The Snowden leaks were important—a legitimate scoop—and we might never have known about the NSA’s lawbreaking if it hadn’t been for them. Most leaks from large bureaucracies are “good” leaks: no danger to national security, no harm to innocent people, information the public ought to have. In Snowdens case, he raises the question whether we want a government with the power to monitor every phone call and e-mail we make.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Sep 2014 13:23:55 +0000