• trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world
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        5 days ago

        Not necessarily. They just need to want to prevent it from being disclosed more than they want to kill you.

        • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
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          Worth noting that this is something that can change over time. For example, if Snowden had done such a thing, it would be essentially useless now, since the known and accepted activities of the US government are now worse than what Snowden revealed.

    • lambalicious@lemmy.sdf.org
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      5 days ago

      Not necessarily. The only people who would need to know are the people who are already researching you to have you killed for a potential leak, and they would operate under the assumption of a DMS in place already.