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As members of the Guardian destroyed computers with files Edward Snowden
June 20, 2013 under the supervision of agents of the Government Communications UK three members of the London office of the Guardian with the help of Bulgarians, drills and elektrogravёrov literally erased in the powder several computers that store the files extracted by Edward Snowden. Yesterday, January 31, for the first time опубликовано Video , which was captured this absurd act. Despite the fact that the files are stored Snowden More at several locations, and they continue to operate branches of foreign journalists Guardian, as well as other media with which Snowden shared information, the UK authorities forced the Guardian physically destroy several editorial computers.
According to the Guardian deputy editor Paul Johnson, who with two colleagues involved in the process, to ensure that completely destroy the hard drives and all the electronic components of computers in strict accordance with the instructions of security officers, lasted three hours. "It was a purely symbolic act. We knew it. Employees of the Government Communications knew it. And the government itself is also known. It was the most surreal event in British journalism, which I have ever seen "- he said.
This "destruction" of information preceded by a long conflict with the special services of journalists, during which the latter demanded not just destroy files on their computers, but also pre-submit them to the authorities for analysis. Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger categorically refused to do so, citing their right not to reveal confidential sources of information. Newspaper even threatened with closure. As a compromise, the parties agreed on an emphatic destruction technology. Perhaps the secret service is trying to save face and to demonstrate their power, despite the fact that it is absolutely meaningless in practical terms and can not prevent the media continue to publish materials Snowden.
Source: habrahabr.ru/post/211064/
According to the Guardian deputy editor Paul Johnson, who with two colleagues involved in the process, to ensure that completely destroy the hard drives and all the electronic components of computers in strict accordance with the instructions of security officers, lasted three hours. "It was a purely symbolic act. We knew it. Employees of the Government Communications knew it. And the government itself is also known. It was the most surreal event in British journalism, which I have ever seen "- he said.
This "destruction" of information preceded by a long conflict with the special services of journalists, during which the latter demanded not just destroy files on their computers, but also pre-submit them to the authorities for analysis. Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger categorically refused to do so, citing their right not to reveal confidential sources of information. Newspaper even threatened with closure. As a compromise, the parties agreed on an emphatic destruction technology. Perhaps the secret service is trying to save face and to demonstrate their power, despite the fact that it is absolutely meaningless in practical terms and can not prevent the media continue to publish materials Snowden.
Source: habrahabr.ru/post/211064/
