When Edward Snowden leaked information, he went through a journalist gatekeeper to do so as responsibly as possible.
Even the Hunter Biden story went through the NY Post.
This doesn't feel like a responsible, good-faith effort to save the republic. It feels like an attack on one's political enemies.
Using the euphemnism "security researcher" in this case doesn't help. Perhaps underhanded tactics are needed to prevent evidence destruction, but call them what they are. Don't pretend they are curious academics or a corporation hardening their systems.
Even the Hunter Biden story went through the NY Post.
This doesn't feel like a responsible, good-faith effort to save the republic. It feels like an attack on one's political enemies.
Using the euphemnism "security researcher" in this case doesn't help. Perhaps underhanded tactics are needed to prevent evidence destruction, but call them what they are. Don't pretend they are curious academics or a corporation hardening their systems.