[flangola7]

Do we have any evidence of that occurring practice? I've heard the theory but never seen the proof

[PeterStuer]

I think the US made it very clear what will happen to you if you provide proof. Better prepare for a Snowden life in the best case. If you are less lucky you might end up Assange.

[flangola7]

We're living in age where military base layouts are leaked by fitness trackers. Top secret battle maps leak onto Discord video game channels. Not even as an act of spying, just by accident or carelessness. I just cannot accept that any truly massive secrets could be kept sealed for long. It's the same reason the Area 51 conspiracies are bunk.

[friendzis]

How do you expect evidence to be presented when even acknowledging existence of such possibility is highly illegal? Garry Webb suicided with two gunshot wounds to the head.

[mavhc]

As a warning to others that the CIA will only let you live 8 years after allowing you to publish "the truth"?

[kahnclusions]

It’s difficult to provide proof when the act of doing so is either illegal, or gets you targeted by a major nation state. We may never get proof. We may only get proof decades after the fact when it becomes irrelevant.

In cases like this we have to weigh the likelihood and risk regardless, and proactively protect ourselves.

[salawat]

...What part of Secret Compartmentalized Information don't you understand?

[flangola7]

Like the Ukraine battle maps that get posted to Discord?