Dave Farber
2018-06-05 10:54:03 UTC
Date: June 5, 2018 at 06:51:09 EDT
Subject: The surreal moment the Guardian destroyed the Snowden files
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"The surreal moment the Guardian destroyed the Snowden files
GCHQ insisted on purely symbolic act despite knowing the information was already elsewhere
The prime ministerâs deputy national security adviser was punctiliously polite, but firm. We want the computer disks back, he said. We want to do forensics on them. We want to find the trail.
It had been almost five weeks since the Guardianâs publication of the Snowden files caused a sensation, exposing the secret global network of surveillance that allowed the UK and the US to spy on friends and enemies alike.
Earlier, in one morning meeting, the cabinet secretary, Sir Jeremy Heywood, had told us: âThe prime minister, the deputy prime minister, the foreign secretary, the home secretary, the attorney general, and others in government, have got a problem with you. We want the material back.â
So, with the threat of legal action hanging over the organisation â and the real prospect of our reporting being closed down â negotiations began.â<snip>
Full story: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/04/surreal-moment-guardian-destroyed-snowden-files
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/04/edward-snowden-people-still-powerless-but-aware
Cheers
Brian
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School of Computing Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU
URL = http://www.ncl.ac.uk/computing/people/profile/brianrandell.html
-------------------------------------------Subject: The surreal moment the Guardian destroyed the Snowden files
For IP if you wish.
"The surreal moment the Guardian destroyed the Snowden files
GCHQ insisted on purely symbolic act despite knowing the information was already elsewhere
The prime ministerâs deputy national security adviser was punctiliously polite, but firm. We want the computer disks back, he said. We want to do forensics on them. We want to find the trail.
It had been almost five weeks since the Guardianâs publication of the Snowden files caused a sensation, exposing the secret global network of surveillance that allowed the UK and the US to spy on friends and enemies alike.
Earlier, in one morning meeting, the cabinet secretary, Sir Jeremy Heywood, had told us: âThe prime minister, the deputy prime minister, the foreign secretary, the home secretary, the attorney general, and others in government, have got a problem with you. We want the material back.â
So, with the threat of legal action hanging over the organisation â and the real prospect of our reporting being closed down â negotiations began.â<snip>
Full story: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/04/surreal-moment-guardian-destroyed-snowden-files
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2018/jun/04/edward-snowden-people-still-powerless-but-aware
Cheers
Brian
â
School of Computing Science, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RU
URL = http://www.ncl.ac.uk/computing/people/profile/brianrandell.html
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