Reminds me of a recent comment from someone I was training: "Government information should be public. Personal information should be private."
Unfortunately, we have it backwards. On 06/13/2013 12:10 PM, Kyle Maxwell wrote: > Thanks for this. His comments on "Guarding Privacy and Civil > Liberties" are as follows: > > "Let me emphasize that our nation’s security in cyberspace is not a > matter of resources alone. It is an enduring principle and an > imperative. Everything depends on trust. We operate in a way that > ensures we keep the trust of the American people because that trust is > a sacred requirement. We do not see a tradeoff between security and > liberty. It is not a choice, and we can and must do both > simultaneously. The men and women of USCYBERCOM and NSA/CSS take this > responsibility very seriously, as do I. Beyond my personal commitment > to do this right, there are multiple oversight mechanisms in place. > Given the nature of our work, of course, few outside of our Executive, > Legislative and Judicial Branch oversight bodies can know the details > of what we do or see that we operate every day under strict guidelines > and accountability within one of the most rigorous oversight regimes > in the U.S. Government. For those of you who do, and who have the > opportunity to meet with the men and women of USCYBERCOM and NSA/CSS, > you have seen for yourself how seriously we take this responsibility > and our commitment to earning and maintaining your trust." > > Someday - not today, of course, but someday - they're going to "get > it" about increased transparency. Some things will and should remain > secret, but not anywhere near the extent of today. > > I hope that day comes sooner rather than later. > > On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 11:51 PM, Gregory Foster > <[email protected]> wrote: >> U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations (Jun 12) - "Hearing on >> Cybersecurity": >> http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/ht-full.cfm?method=hearings.view&id=33dda6f9-5d83-409d-a8c5-7ada84b0c598 >> >> Complete video of the hearing and prepared testimony of each of the >> witnesses is linked here. This previously scheduled hearing received some >> press today as it was General Keith B. Alexander's first public appearance >> since the inception of the Snowden event. >> >> The General's prepared testimony provides a useful primer on the NSA/CSS and >> its relationship with Cyber Command - the US military branch active in the >> networked domain (PDF download): >> http://www.appropriations.senate.gov/ht-full.cfm?method=hearings.download&id=6ae112a2-f7e1-4c6e-92a9-bd7b16f2824e >> >> gf >> >> -- >> Gregory Foster || [email protected] >> @gregoryfoster <> http://entersection.com/ >> >> -- >> Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by >> emailing moderator at [email protected] or changing your settings at >> https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > -- > Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by > emailing moderator at [email protected] or changing your settings at > https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech > -- Too many emails? Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at [email protected] or changing your settings at https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech
