Jump to content

Talk:Classified information in the United States: Difference between revisions

Page contents not supported in other languages.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous editNext edit →
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
→ETI?: new section
Line 79: Line 79:
== Illegal to disclose ==
== Illegal to disclose ==
“Congress has repeatedly resisted or failed to pass a law that generally outlaws disclosing classified information” [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/798 wrong] <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/24.18.38.178|24.18.38.178]] ([[User talk:24.18.38.178#top|talk]]) 03:14, 11 February 2019 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
“Congress has repeatedly resisted or failed to pass a law that generally outlaws disclosing classified information” [https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/798 wrong] <!-- Template:Unsigned IP --><small class="autosigned">—&nbsp;Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/24.18.38.178|24.18.38.178]] ([[User talk:24.18.38.178#top|talk]]) 03:14, 11 February 2019 (UTC)</small> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== ETI? ==

Wonder if there is a j) Information relating to extraterrestrial intelligence, alien artifacts and technology.

Revision as of 05:45, 13 February 2020

Declassification

One thing that's not addressed very well in the article is "informal" declassification. For example, Col. Richard Graham has a highly detailed (and splendid) book on the SR-71 program ("SR-71 Revealed: The Inside Story", ISBN 0760301220). Col. Graham was a former commander of an SR-71 unit, and the material is very, very rich in detail. I'm sure that not all of this was formally declassified. So how did he get to publish all this info? I've also seen a few books on the F-117 program from 10 years ago where former pilots and commanders discussed various details of the plane, and surely these details didn't go past a declassification authority. I guess that also begs the question who a declassification authority is. -Rolypolyman (talk) 03:24, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Whenever anyone with a clearance wants to publish something (an article, a book, etc.) they have to clear it through their security manager first, who lets the the author know if it needs to be sanitized. If s/he said it checks out, then it's unclassified. Besides, who's to say none of the authors fudged some/all of their numbers just to be on the safe side? And declassification is theoretically a simple process; you simply ask the person/agency who classified it in the first place. The intel community being what it is, however, often makes it difficult to track down exactly who made the call and there's certainly no guarantee that they will, in fact, listen to your request. Zoeblaize (talk) 00:21, 21 August 2010 (UTC)[reply]
Quibble: "Whenever anyone with a clearance wants to publish something ... they" are legally required to clear it. However, there have been cases where authors published it anyway without asking permission first. DavidMCEddy (talk) 01:39, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

On a related issue of declassification, there are several times where it is mentioned that things are automatically declassified. This is presumably due to the length of time passed, but there is nothing in the page (unless I missed it) that says how long before something is automatically declassified. I think that would something that ought to be added. Hollth (talk) 04:26, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Found it. Turns out I am just blind Hollth (talk) 04:32, 9 October 2014 (UTC)[reply]

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 2 external links on Classified information in the United States. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at {{Sourcecheck}}).

This message was posted before February 2018. After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{source check}} (last update: 5 June 2024).

  • If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool.
  • If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with this tool.

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 00:07, 26 November 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified one external link on Classified information in the United States. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

When you have finished reviewing my changes, please set the checked parameter below to true or failed to let others know (documentation at {{Sourcecheck}}).

This message was posted before February 2018. After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{source check}} (last update: 5 June 2024).

  • If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool.
  • If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with this tool.

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 16:08, 1 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Hello fellow Wikipedians,

I have just modified 12 external links on Classified information in the United States. Please take a moment to review my edit. If you have any questions, or need the bot to ignore the links, or the page altogether, please visit this simple FaQ for additional information. I made the following changes:

When you have finished reviewing my changes, you may follow the instructions on the template below to fix any issues with the URLs.

This message was posted before February 2018. After February 2018, "External links modified" talk page sections are no longer generated or monitored by InternetArchiveBot. No special action is required regarding these talk page notices, other than regular verification using the archive tool instructions below. Editors have permission to delete these "External links modified" talk page sections if they want to de-clutter talk pages, but see the RfC before doing mass systematic removals. This message is updated dynamically through the template {{source check}} (last update: 5 June 2024).

  • If you have discovered URLs which were erroneously considered dead by the bot, you can report them with this tool.
  • If you found an error with any archives or the URLs themselves, you can fix them with this tool.

Cheers.—InternetArchiveBot (Report bug) 00:52, 9 August 2017 (UTC)[reply]

Illegal to disclose

“Congress has repeatedly resisted or failed to pass a law that generally outlaws disclosing classified information” wrong — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.18.38.178 (talk) 03:14, 11 February 2019 (UTC)[reply]

ETI?

Wonder if there is a j) Information relating to extraterrestrial intelligence, alien artifacts and technology.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Classified_information_in_the_United_States&oldid=940553619"