As a slightly amusing coda to the story of Edward Snowden take a look at this Booz Allen job listing posted May 22 for an Information Security Engineer in Honolulu. You could literally be the next Snowden if you have the right stuff.Dependence on these kind of contractors to perform IT support jobs that entail giving the contractors access to vast reams of secret data is clearly a huge weakness in the overall web of surveillance.
SOURCE: slate.com
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