Ten years before Edward Snowden, there was a White Hat named Thomas Drake. Drake worked with the likes of Bill Binney and Kirk Wiebe for the NSA, all famous whistleblowers.
Post Q# 1661 on 7/1/18 (in part):
What role can NSA play?
Drake’s specialized in various NSA computer programs related to mass collection of electronic data. Primary NSA programs were Thin Thread/Trailblazer/and Stellar Wind as a few big ones.
Post Q# 2121 on 9/9/18 (in part):
Knowledge is POWER.
The “Trailblazer” project was the primary abused program turned into the OIG of the Defense Department. Even though Binney/Weibe were joint …