[xzins]

traitor?

He is not a traitor. That has a specific definition about intentionally betraying one's country to an enemy.

I personally think his action heroic...because the crime committed that he revealed is so great, and especially so in light of the fact that our government uses its data to target citizens for political reasons.

He revealed this information because of the violence it is doing to our Constitution. In that instance, any advantage gained by an enemy was not the purpose.

Now, the following is a picture of a sound file. It is DATA. But it is also the content. And they can keep talking about collecting "data" only, and very few are seeing through the ruse. Content IS data.

traitor?

He is not a traitor. That has a specific definition about intentionally betraying one's country to an enemy.

I personally think his action heroic...because the crime committed that he revealed is so great, and especially so in light of the fact that our government uses its data to target citizens for political reasons.

He revealed this information because of the violence it is doing to our Constitution. In that instance, any advantage gained by an enemy was not the purpose.

Now, the following is a picture of a sound file. It is DATA. But it is also the content. And they can keep talking about collecting "data" only, and very few are seeing through the ruse. Content IS data.

[LibLieSlayer]

Right now I am not concerned with Snowden... I am concerned at what he has confirmed. He should seek to come back to America and testify in open session to the House. He should also be offered protection in exchange for his testimony.

LLS

[Henry Hnyellar]

Horrible example. It’s but one picture of that sound file. And it’s not one that would allow you to derive the actual sound therein. If it does, you’d be a very rich man since you just created a very powerful compression function.

But this is the real world. Sorry.