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The CSIS Leaks That Rocked Parliament Didn’t Tell the Whole Story (thewalrus.ca)
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...But journalism based on leaks, especially relying on sources who are granted anonymity, also raises important questions about truth itself, and how we know whether we are in its presence. In times of democratic distrust and information warfare, we have to ask: How should we expect the media to interrogate leaks and their truth quotient, their value? How do we know whether they have done so and made the right call when going public?

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[–] 6 points 5 months ago*

Lie detector tests essentially test your gullibility and your ability to maintain calm under stress.

Funny thing is, there’s better pay, more reliable work, and access to the exact same information without the top secret clearance in the private sector.

So having said all that, it’s trivially easy to accidentally or even intentionally leak something. It’s even possible to do so without immediately getting caught.

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    [–] 3 points 5 months ago* (1 child)

    If you apply to CSIS or CSE you need to get top secret clearance before you can accept a job. If you read about what that is, the last step is a lie detector test, which you'll need to take regularly. This isn't something I'm willing to do so I've never applied there.

    Can anyone explain to me how someone from CSIS can leak something? To me it's always been someone that has been approved to "leak" it. Who in their right mind would take that risk to leak something like this?

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