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By Matthew Cole and Robert Windrem
NBC News
British authorities revealed Friday that NSA leaker Edward Snowden took at least three times as many highly sensitive documents as previously reported ...
At a court hearing in London the government told a judge that David Miranda, the partner of Guardian journalist Glenn Greenwald, was carrying 58,000 documents related to British intelligence on electronic devices when he was stopped and searched ...
Greenwald .. previously said that Snowden had downloaded 20,000 documents ...
http://investigations.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/08/30/20200659-how-much-did-snowden-take-at-least-three-times-number-reported?lite
David__77
(23,401 posts)Anything at all to throw a wrench in the war machine.
KittyWampus
(55,894 posts)David__77
(23,401 posts)But if it saves lives and obstructs a tragedy, it would be good.
frylock
(34,825 posts)joshcryer
(62,270 posts)And it is not in GGs interests to actually facilitate the spying industry by releasing information that would indicate that it is working.
He already released some stuff that was highly radacated that said hundreds of attacks were prevented. The radacated bits would've been extremely instructive.
David__77
(23,401 posts)And we surely do need intelligence services.
joshcryer
(62,270 posts)This is controversial, I know, but the data is effectively public (especially know that we know GG's security was lacking). Civilians need to know about the system and what it contains.
The first thing I'll do is Control+F "Josh Cryer."
David__77
(23,401 posts)I got that you were perhaps jesting, but I'm curious. I actually had a friend do a self-FOIA request, and got some stuff (he was an old time 60s-era activist of the "New Left" .
joshcryer
(62,270 posts)I'd do it but I figure I'm not that important, but I do not doubt that I have some "dirty anarchist" file somewhere. I hope that my position on things keeps them perplexed.
Cha
(297,222 posts)in Russia.. praising their human rights to the world.
"In a separate statement to the court, Oliver Robbins, Britain's deputy national security advisor for intelligence, chided Miranda for carrying a password on a piece of paper. "The fact that ... claimant was carrying on his person a handwritten piece of paper containing the password for one of the encrypted files," said Robbins, "is a sign of very poor information security practice."
Robbins also said that the information seized from Miranda was "highly likely to describe techniques which have been crucial in life-saving counter-terrorist operations, and other intelligence activities vital to UK national security."
HangOnKids
(4,291 posts)struggle4progress
(118,282 posts)By Costas Pitas
LONDON | Fri Aug 30, 2013 3:56pm BST
(Reuters) - ... In a written statement to the court at Friday's hearing, Oliver Robbins, Britain's Deputy National Security Adviser for Intelligence, Security and Resilience, said ... "It is worth reiterating the point that real damage has in fact already been done to UK national security by media revelations" ...
"A particular concern for HMG (the British government) is the possibility that the identity of a UK intelligence officer might be revealed. It is known that contained in the seized material is personal information that would allow staff to be identified, including those deployed overseas" ...
Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger said Robbins had made "a number of unsubstantiated and inaccurate claims" ...
Caroline Goode, a counter-terrorism detective, said in a witness statement released to the media ... "It is likely that the MPS is investigating a conspiracy with a global dimension. It is necessary to ascertain if the stolen, classified material has been disseminated."
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/30/uk-usa-security-snowden-britain-idUKBRE97T0KO20130830
Cha
(297,222 posts)as they get their $$$$$ and snowden gets to go on praising Russia.
DevonRex
(22,541 posts)PUTIN
FSB
SNOWDEN
ASSANGE
GREENWALD
POITRAS
GELMAN
RT
WIKILEAKS
THE GUARDIAN
GeorgeGist
(25,321 posts)randome
(34,845 posts)Maybe this group (Greenwald, Poitras, Snowden, Wikileaks, etc.) has been stealing from other sources, as well. It makes me wonder why so many British documents were allegedly available on NSA servers that Snowden gained access to.
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