- Mathematician Spies - "For the past 10 months, a major international scandal has engulfed some of the world's largest employers of mathematicians. These organizations stand accused of law-breaking on an industrial scale and are now the object of widespread outrage." http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/new_scientist/2014/04/mathematicians_at_the_nsa_and_gchq_is_it_ethical_to_work_for_spy_agencies.html 7 comments privacy
- Mathematician Spies " ... That idea is now untenable. Mathematics clearly has practical applications that are highly relevant to the modern world, not least Internet encryption. Our work, then, can be used for both good and ill. Unfortunately for us, it is the latter that is in the public eye." http://www.slate.com/articles/health_and_science/new_scientist/2014/04/mathematicians_at_the_nsa_and_gchq_is_it_ethical_to_work_for_spy_agencies.html 115 comments math
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- Mathematicians Urge Colleagues To Refuse To Work For The NSA http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2014/06/05/mathematicians-urge-colleagues-to-refuse-to-work-for-the-nsa/ 298 comments
- Mathematicians Urge Colleagues To Refuse To Work For The NSA http://www.forbes.com/sites/kashmirhill/2014/06/05/mathematicians-urge-colleagues-to-refuse-to-work-for-the-nsa/print/ 32 comments
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