Yesterday Ian Lobban, GCHQ's retiring Director gave his official exit speech; choosing Churchill's WW2 Cabinet War Rooms in London. This is the official version:http://www.gchq.gov.uk/press_and_med...delivered.aspx
He ends with:One critical blogger has responded, with a passage by passage critique, which in my opinion is the better read:https://p10.secure.hostingprod.com/@...ry-speech.htmlMy staff are the embodiment of British values, not a threat to them
The anonymous author almost ends with:A shorter response, on a US website, cites Professor Ross Anderson,, of Cambridge University, a critic:Most current GCHQ staff are probably not a threat to British values, but the automated infrastructure of snooping is a huge threat to us all, including such privileged insiders themselves.Link:http://motherboard.vice.com/read/bri...s-surveillancePresumably their definition of liberty is their liberty to do what they want.
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