Keeping Secrets: The White House, the Military and Business Leaks that Threaten our National Security

ISBN-13: 9781484131480 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 250 str.

Dennis F. Poindexter

Opis

Secrets, whether they are the National Security kind, or the hidden relationships between married couples, are made to be kept. Expose them, and there will be consequences, some grave as the ability of spies to do their jobs; some, the justice of a wronged spouse. Applied to an individual, it is difficult to say which is more severe. Our inability to control our secrets, is a curious mix of policy, law and technology that is out of balance. Policies and law will never keep pace with technology, but there has been little effort to correct fundamental issues that pertain to the making and keeping of secrets. Policies are so complicated that government and business professionals don't know what should be protected. Laws are so convoluted that prosecuting someone for stealing something is like betting on a lottery. Technology helps people steal secrets in such large numbers that policies and laws have little effect on deterrence. At the top, the White House, which should lead in protecting our National Security, has leaked sensitive information. The military, which should be aware of the consequences, leaks at every level. Business leaders ignore the best interests of the company to protect trade and business secrets. The outcome produces harm to our National Security. We can do better by changing basic policies in ways the current administration seems unwilling to do.