The Leaker is.......

[Kane]

Alternatively, shareholders that demand more from their investments sometimes hurt themselves and the companies they invest in by only looking at short term gains. This is why there are far fewer IPOs going now, less M&A activity, and more share buybacks. Companies need the freedom to redefine and rebuild themselves in an environment that demands adaptability and speed in order to remain competitive (And yes, a lot of the decline in that activity also stems from shitty economic circumstances).

The rate of change in a given industry, depending on its direct exposure to technology, is increasing every year.

[Medius]

[Medius]

[Kane]

[Kane]

[PoS]

[HBX]

[The Dude]

[Mr.Bill]

Cloud computing.. Haven't heard much about that yet. Bet it's easy to tap into though.

No more discs, no more storage on the hard drive.. Everything 'wirelessly' to the cloud..

[Professor]

Relative to the prosecution of Snowden, he should be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.

We are talking about 2 sets of laws here. One set of laws regulates wiretapping, warrantless searches, and the laws regulating the programs in question. Perhaps the programs violated those laws, perhaps not. But, those are NOT the questions that are being debated in this specific instance (though they have their own, very important, discussion).

Then there are the second set of laws. These are laws that deal with National Security, releasing of classified information, etc. These are the laws that Snowden broke. He does not deny breaking them, but says that it was justified, because the OTHER programs were already in violation of the law. This is not a valid defense.

Imagine you see a bank robbery taking place. There are no police around. You see the robbers getting away with millions of dollars. So, you decide to take the law into your own hands (rather than going through the proper channels - much like Snowden did) and give chase. In the ensuing chase, you capture the criminals. But, on the way, you sideswipe another car and cause a major traffic accident. Regardless of the fact that you may have caught the criminals, you are still at fault for causing that accident, and are guilty of a hit-and-run.

This is little different. The programs may or may not have been illegal, and those running them may or may not be held accountable. It is not Bowden’s job to make that call, however. There are legal ways to report crimes. Even crimes of this magnitude. You can go to a Federal prosecutor’s office. You can go to a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee. You can do a few things. Going to the press with nationally secure information is not one, and it is illegal.

I hope that he gets prosecuted, and that the programs are deemed illegal and stopped.