The Washington Post launched Top Secret America today. Aside from the fact that there’s a lot of conjecture, this is still American media, so I’ve learned to accept it. The site is supposed to focus on the boom in intelligence spending since 9/11, which we can debate all day. However one thing in particular that concerns me is that the Post lists all the contractors working on Top Secret projects and even plots it on a map.
So let me ask the Islanders some questions: Do you think this is responsible reporting? Is it right to publish the locations of the Nations secrets to the world? If you’re outside of the US, how would you feel about this in your country?
Lee Mangold is an Information Security expert and contractor for the US Department of Defense and the US Army. The views expressed here are not necessarily the views of the United States Government in any way.