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29C3 Panel: Jesselyn Radack, Thomas Drake, William Binney on whistleblowing and surveillance

thisdayinwikileaks · 34.6K views · 2012-12-28 · 1:22:40

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A 29C3 panel with whistleblowers Jesselyn Radack, Thomas Drake and William Binney. They talk about what happens when exposing secret government power becomes a crime, and about surveillance abuses.

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Recommended as a first-hand account from NSA whistleblowers, often linked in surveillance and Snowden threads.

Recommended by 3 HN people across 4 months · HN mentions 2013–2017

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pdkl95 · 2017-05 · Strong recommendation

> Especially impressed by Thomas. If you haven't seen it, I suggest watching Thomas Drake's talk[1] at 29c3. [1] [VIDEO] (although I've linked to Thomas Drake's talk, the other talks by Jesselyn Radack and William Binney in the same video are also worth watching)

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pdkl95 · 2014-02 · Recommendation

[LINK] The EFF has been supporting these former NSA agents' whistleblowing efforts for a while now. Also, Ellsberg - author of the Pentagon Papers - has signed it in support. While it's not a character reference, it is worth observing that the rather dramatic efforts the NSA has gone though to threaten and prosecute these whistleblowers. You may be interested in watching this talk from 29c3 where Drake and Binney told their stories in their own words: [VIDEO] And yes, it's a hell of an accusation. It's also the one that finally made this NSA mess make sense, with their description of THINTHREAD being dropped because it was too inexpensive . It's all about moving money to their contractor friends.

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PavlovsCat · 2013-12 · Recommendation

Also from last year's 29c3: Jesselyn Radack, Thomas Drake & William Binney, "Enemies of the State: What Happens When Telling the Truth about Secret US Government Power Becomes a Crime": [VIDEO]

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