Some Hackers Unknowingly Gathering Intel For the NSA

itwbennett writes As reported Wednesday by the news website The Intercept, the U.S. National Security Agency and its intelligence partners are sifting through data stolen by state-sponsored and freelance hackers on a regular basis in search of valuable information. A page from an internal wiki used by the intelligence agencies of the U.S., Canada and the U.K, which was last modified in 2012 and was among the files leaked by Edward Snowden reads: "Hackers are stealing the emails of some of our targets... by collecting the hackers' 'take' we 1) get access to the emails ourselves and 2) get insights into who's being hacked."

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Re:What I want to know is?

[CaptainDork]

That's your opinion .

The American justice system is based upon law -- not opinion.

The Snowden story is unfolding precisely as it should.

The US government has the responsibility to mitigate and litigate leaks. Snowden could have used the whistle-blower route. He says he has good reason for not doing that. Whether he is guilty of treason or other crimes has yet to be determined. Until such time, he is presumed to be innocent.

He's in Russia and they will not give him up. That's Russia's call. Snowden's documents are still being released and that's expected.

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Clemency is not granted by popular vote. It is granted via due process. Snowden is avoiding due process, and, because he is working within the legal framework of a complicated mixture of US and Russian law, his situation is still legal when judged in his current context. Russia will not extradite, and that's their business. US cannot extract him and that is what it is.

Until America or Russia or Snowden chooses to make a move to change things, the legality of each party is in equilibrium.

Until due process is applied, no one is guilty ... all are innocent.

Public opinions have no legal standing in the matter.

So it is written, so let it be done.