Comment Re:Not Sure I Disagree With This Completely (Score 1) 284
YES, this type of controll of official informtion IS the norm for government and private companies at all levels any more, for MANY reasons. This is why there are OFFICAL channels for information. All others are NOT OFFICAL.
Yes like the NHTSA! As long as information comes though offical channels it should be properly screened for ANY reasons they have to do so.
YES these PROFESSIONALS are NOT OFFICAL channels for information, unless specifically authorized to be, and designated as such. It is LIKELY that any ONE of them has only compartmentalized parts of inforamtion, and NOT a complete picture.
All that aside, it is COMPLETELY reasonable to consider that there might be information in ANY branch of government at just about ANY paygrade or position that could be considered at the very least sensative in nature, and thus should NOT be released at all. IF it is leeked it is thus done so without the authority and offical stamp of the agency in this way. This limits it's credibility at all levels to everyone.
We need to look at these things as a public more at the macro level today and less at the micro level that might be giving too much information to those that might wish to do us harm. We did this in the cold war days relatively well, but that was before information made it's way around the world so quickly.
There are some things governments absolutly have a responsibility to LIMIT too much information on. Infrastructure details is one of them!
Yes like the NHTSA! As long as information comes though offical channels it should be properly screened for ANY reasons they have to do so.
YES these PROFESSIONALS are NOT OFFICAL channels for information, unless specifically authorized to be, and designated as such. It is LIKELY that any ONE of them has only compartmentalized parts of inforamtion, and NOT a complete picture.
All that aside, it is COMPLETELY reasonable to consider that there might be information in ANY branch of government at just about ANY paygrade or position that could be considered at the very least sensative in nature, and thus should NOT be released at all. IF it is leeked it is thus done so without the authority and offical stamp of the agency in this way. This limits it's credibility at all levels to everyone.
We need to look at these things as a public more at the macro level today and less at the micro level that might be giving too much information to those that might wish to do us harm. We did this in the cold war days relatively well, but that was before information made it's way around the world so quickly.
There are some things governments absolutly have a responsibility to LIMIT too much information on. Infrastructure details is one of them!
