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The Internet Archive plans to create a backup of its data in Canada in response to the election of Donald Trump as President of the United States:
The Internet Archive, a nonprofit that saves copies of old web pages, is creating a backup of its database in Canada, in response to the election of Donald Trump. "On November 9th in America, we woke up to a new administration promising radical change," the organization wrote in a blogpost explaining the move. "It was a firm reminder that institutions like ours, built for the long-term, need to design for change."
[...] The move will cost millions, according to the Internet Archive, which is soliciting donations. In their post, the Internet Archive justified its decision to backup its data in Canada, claiming that Trump could threaten an open internet. "For us, it means keeping our cultural materials safe, private and perpetually accessible. It means preparing for a Web that may face greater restrictions."
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Wednesday November 30 2016, @09:01PM
Well, Obama established the precedent that the Secretary of State can purposefully leak classified information without any repercussion, so why wouldn't Petraeus be eligible for the job?
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday November 30 2016, @09:17PM
I don't even know what you are alluding to. Perhaps a citation?
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Wednesday November 30 2016, @10:29PM
Will Politico work for you? Obama knew about Hillary's illegal email server and did nothing [politico.com]. He clearly knew it was a no-no because he used a pseudonym, not his real name, as he would have if he thought it was OK for her to do that.
Or here's one from the New York Times saying the same thing [nytimes.com].
Obama knew Hillary was breaking the law and allowed it. Hillary didn't set up an email server by accident; she did it deliberately. She did not, still has not, and now probably never will go to jail for that deliberate, conscious act. Therefore, the precedent has been set that the Secretary of State of the United States can leak, or allow to be known, top secrets of the United States, without repercussion.
So, why would having done the same thing disqualify Petraeus for Sect. of State now? It's merely his misfortune that he did it before he had the juice to be considered above the law, too.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 2) by DeathMonkey on Wednesday November 30 2016, @11:38PM
Setting up an email server isn't illegal.
Handing over classified information to a reporter who then publishes a book about it, is.
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Thursday December 01 2016, @11:19AM
Putting classified information on an unsecured system is. Lesser people, peons, have been prosecuted for doing that. Why is she excused from obeying the laws that others have done jail time for breaking? They were "extremely careless," too, but were not given a pass.
Of course, if you do not accept the premise that the law ought to apply equally to everyone, then that inconsistency will not be apparent to you, or it will not matter.
Washington DC delenda est.
(Score: 2) by J053 on Thursday December 01 2016, @12:07AM
(Score: 1) by tftp on Thursday December 01 2016, @04:14AM
I still have never seen any verified accusation that any of Hillary Clinton's emails, that were stored on her "private" server, were ever leaked or revealed to anyone not authorized to see them.
Let's then all together ask the intelligence services of all leading countries to confess that they have been there and they have taken all the messages and left no traces. They should have reported all this to the public years ago! Isn't it in their charter?
(Score: 2) by Phoenix666 on Thursday December 01 2016, @11:14AM
That's because you're only considering the relative position of those jobs in the org chart. Hillary's power derived from something more than that. Obama beat her in the primaries, but only just. She had the DNC locked up behind her, and most of the media then. All the big donors maxed out their contributions to her then. If you'll recall, when Obama asked her to become Sect. of State it took the Clintons months and months to decide, with lots of negotiation with Obama's camp. Obama probably thought he was uniting a divided party behind him after a rancorous primary process. The Clintons were clearly figuring out how to position her for another run for the Whitehouse, later.
That's why Hillary had the juice to be above the law, and Petraeus didn't. Be that as it may, the precedent that the Sect. of State can ignore the law has been set. Now it doesn't matter whose butt is in the chair. The Secretary is immune from prosecution.
Washington DC delenda est.