The development of this type of data-mining technology has serious implications for the future of personal privacy. |
The idea that this law is some kind of dinosaur is a misunderstanding. |
There are a handful of very bright [13]-year-olds out there who can do remarkable things, and there are not-so-bright [13]-year-olds who have access to software designed by others to [detect] and explore security vulnerabilities, |
These incidents will have served a constructive purpose if the Pentagon is willing and able to learn from them. By exposing and highlighting vulnerabilities, the attacks can actually help to inoculate the system during times of crisis. But only if the appropriate lessons are learned now. |
This administration has embraced secrecy as a right. |
This illustrates the principle that unchecked authority goes astray. In this case, it's a relatively trivial infraction. But to me the point is that we need more aggressive and penetrating oversight than we have. |
This whole activity was effectively concealed. It's baffling. It's basically a covert action taking place at the National Archives. |
We have an interest on public access to government information and in government control of such access. Don't shut down these guys whether they are communicating with their families or they are reaching out to the larger public. |