On 12/7/26 19:54, David Stainton mailto:[email protected] wrote:
> On 7/11/26 00:09, Salz, Rich wrote: >> If a person’s former employer are relevant, does the same hold true for >> someone's personal background being open to discussion and evaluation? > No they are qualitatively different. The ex-NSA employees cannot read all > the citations about secret government surveillance programs and they cannot > answer all questions. This is relevant for honest discourse on the list. Remembering that we all participate as individuals rather than representatives of an employer or other body, I think we should be wary of asking other participants for a formal comment on behalf of a third party. Perhaps the TLS working group should consider whether an IETF liaison relationship with the NSA would be beneficial? More generally, those people unhappy with the participation of current or former employees of any particular organisation in IETF leadership roles could address this by nominating themselves for those roles during the next Nomcom process. Andrew Campling _______________________________________________ TLS mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
