Re: The AP kerfuffle

Posted by Marcus G. Daniels on Jun 11, 2013; 1:17am
URL: http://friam.383.s1.nabble.com/The-AP-kerfuffle-tp7583146p7583219.html

On 6/10/13 1:36 PM, glen wrote:
> But, perhaps Snowden's position as a _contractor_ is relevant?
There's a point of view that says that a business relationship is what
secures information.  Which is to say that it is expected by this sort
of person, a person sometimes handing out the public money, that the
people earning this money will behave contrary to the public good, or
even against the law or national security otherwise.  I don't think that
is representative of how most people who do this kind of work actually
think or are motivated.  And while it is reasonable this matching of
motives and incentives, I don't see how the right ethic can evolve in a
management consultant type setting.   It seems to me this was a bad
situation.

Marcus

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