Steven Aftergood Quotes

We have an interest on public access to government information and in government control of such access. Don't shut down these guys whether they are communicating with their families or they are reaching out to the larger public. - Steven Aftergood

This whole activity was effectively concealed. It's baffling. It's basically a covert action taking place at the National Archives. - Steven Aftergood

This administration has embraced secrecy as a right. - Steven Aftergood

These incidents will have served a constructive purpose if the Pentagon is willing and able to learn from them. By exposing and highlighting vulnerabilities, the attacks can actually help to inoculate the system during times of crisis. But only if the appropriate lessons are learned now. - Steven Aftergood

There are a handful of very bright [13]-year-olds out there who can do remarkable things, and there are not-so-bright [13]-year-olds who have access to software designed by others to [detect] and explore security vulnerabilities. - Steven Aftergood

The idea that this law is some kind of dinosaur is a misunderstanding. - Steven Aftergood

The development of this type of data-mining technology has serious implications for the future of personal privacy. - Steven Aftergood

Some categories of classified information are protected by statute and not only by executive order. Intelligence sources and methods are protected by the National Security Act and cannot be declassified even by the say-so of the president. - Steven Aftergood

So somehow the notion that the U.S. had conducted a nuke test in Sudan had gotten into the news food chain and had triggered alarms on the part of the Sudanese government. - Steven Aftergood

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