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		ck2 on Jan 15, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why Am I So Upset About Aaron Swartz's Suicide? There are nearly 5 million people with access to US "top secret" level information. So I would disagree about how public you think it is just because it's not on the nightly news.

jeffdavis on Jan 15, 2013 [–]

Are there 5 million people with access to that specific top secret information?

My understanding is that you only get access to some top secret information, not the keys to the castle.

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