Why Glenn Greenwald’s Prosecution Is an Outrage

 

"“Journalism is not a crime, and yet aggressive moves against the press using spying laws, computer crime statutes, or other criminal sanctions—including, for instance, this case in Brazil and the proliferation of ‘leak’ prosecutions in the United States—are increasingly forcing journalists to find criminal defense expertise,” Rottman said in an e-mail. “Computer crime laws are particularly worrisome when applied to newsgathering because they are often vague and can be misused to cover innocuous activity—activity which in the U.S. also has constitutional protections.”"

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