Graduate Students Being Warned Away From Leaked Cables

IamTheRealMike writes "The US State Department has started to warn potential recruits from universities not to read leaked cables, lest it jeopardize their chances of getting a job. They're also showing warnings to troops who access news websites and the Library of Congress and Department of Education have blocked WikiLeaks on their own networks. Quite what happens when these employees go home is an open question." Update: 12/04 17:48 GMT by T : The friendly warning to students specifically cautioned them not to comment online or otherwise indicate that they'd read any of the leaked information; reading them quietly wasn't specifically named as a deal-breaker.

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Re:Guilty much?

[mosb1000]

The idea of a right to privacy only goes one way.

True.

Citizens have a right to privacy from the government. The government has no inherent right to privacy from the citizens.

I think you've got that backwards.

If I'm kept in the dark about the details of important actions committed by my government, what hope do I have to ever make a truly informed decision when it comes time to vote?

Don't worry about, politicians aren't truthful about their intentions or what they're capable of when they run for office. That means democracy is doomed to fail regardless of whether or not they manage keep secrets from you.