asking people coming into private industry to "renounce" their previous careers and have a "cooling off" period is undignified.
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I think naïveté like that is why the USDS is so important, hits people with a clue stick about what working in gov really means.
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They kinda are. How many in the intel community support Snowden's action? How many in rights community don't?
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do I really have to explain how many groups within USG work in defense of human rights, and how the IC supports them?
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it's offensive to ask for an "apology" from people doing gov work before they can contribute to some toy privacy tool
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all of this reminds me of the insults Soghoian used to toss around, labeling people as "ex-NSAer" as if it's a slur
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it's the height of immaturity...
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I agree. I'm usually the one defending the NSA. I"m not sure what your point is.
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that an ex govvie has nothing to apologize for if seeking a job at a human rights NGO, and asking for one is stupid.
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it's valid for an NGO to have concerns, though. Which, I think, was the impetus behind suggesting formalized protections
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it's a job, not a cult. If everyone who liked civil liberties refused to work for govt you'd have nothing but fascists.
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I thought she deleted the post, turns out she blocked me for disagreeing. Worry about covert, not former overt people!
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