terratogen wrote:

Decius wrote:
Of course, consideration of this matter leads one rapidly to worry that that if the intelligence or security establishment commits a crime, and you are the victim of that crime, you have no recourse. This tends to incidate that the realm of intelligence and national security is an autonomous zone, where the only real law is "trust us."

If they can't even manage to keep this quiet, why should we assume that this information will be safe let alone misused.

I have to agree that I'm a fan of the "if its illegal, don't get caught" principal. This principal not only helps ensure that covert operations are actually covert, but it also helps create disincentives to abuse.

RE: Wired News: AT&T Whistle-Blower's Evidence