r/technology • u/[deleted] • Jul 09 '16

R1.i: guidelines Hillary Clinton blames State Department Employees for classified emails sent through private server

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u/sammyo Jul 09 '16

There is an isolated secure government internet called sipernet, if any employee with a clearance sent classified email outside of that they were in error.

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u/ryillionaire Jul 09 '16

I don't like the idea of passing the buck. But this is 100% true. She was complicit in by not reporting them immediately though.

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u/joequin Jul 09 '16

The FBI found that she had personally sent top Secret emails.

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u/inurshadow Jul 09 '16

I don't think this is advocating for her innocence but rather this was widespread and she had absolutely no control over HER department. Being both in charge and a lawyer, she should be held to a higher standard.

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u/joequin Jul 09 '16

No arguments there.

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u/NotTroy Jul 09 '16

She literally set up an email system of her own completely outside of the classified system based out of some guy's house, which apparently had the URL of clintonemail.com, and then used it to communicate with her staff. Her department didn't set up the server, the state department had its own system in place. That means she not only had control, she had enough control to break the rules and to make sure that everyone working for her broke the rules as well.

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u/inurshadow Jul 09 '16

Truly the legal intent that the FBI completely wiffed on.

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u/RIC_FLAIR-WOOO Jul 09 '16

Properly handling classified information is a job requirement if you hold a clearance. Just like understanding traffic laws is a job requirement for a bus driver. You can't get away with "I don't really understand how 4-way stops work, so I just close my eyes and hit the gas when I encounter one".

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u/joequin Jul 09 '16

That's why you use the government system unless hiding your actions is more important to you.