Re: [perpass] Henry Farrell Article

Many thanks to a couple of folks who have had the knowledge to point out that having clearance is not the same as having access to sensitive material, and the tact and kindness to let me know off-list.

Have a good weekend, everyone,

Robin

Robin Wilton

Technical Outreach Director - Identity and Privacy

On 6 Dec 2013, at 09:37, Robin Wilton <wilton@isoc.org> wrote:

> The only quibble I have is with the article's assertion that "hundreds of thousands" of people in the US have access to classified and potentially embarrassing documents. 
> 
> That figure is far too low. 
> 
> The government's own figures for 2011 are that 4.8 million people have "classified" clearance, and 1.4 million are cleared for Top Secret. 
> 
> R
> 
> Robin Wilton
> 
> Technical Outreach Director - Identity and Privacy
> 
> On 6 Dec 2013, at 09:02, David Lloyd-Jones <david.lloydjones@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
>> Everybody will want to see Henry's good article at http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/140155/henry-farrell-and-martha-finnemore/the-end-of-hypocrisy?nocache=1
>>  
>> Foreign Affairs has made a remarkable comeback in the past year or 18 months;  I'm not sure, but this may be the result of the excellent young Hamilton Fish III getting involved.  
>> 
>> Just an impression, not Gospel.  Anyway, a fine place to see Henry's stuff appearing.
>>  
>> -dlj.
>>  
>> 
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