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Codebreaker found in bag attended US security conference before death (2012)

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212 points ck2 | 1 comments | 30 Sep 13 11:58 UTC | HN request time: 0.211s | source
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ck2 ◴[30 Sep 13 12:51 UTC] No.6469267[source]▶
He might have been a pre-Snowden that didn't escape:

Williams was unhappy with his work environment at MI6 and felt he didn't fit in with his colleagues. During the inquest, testimony revealed that the coder had conducted unauthorised searches of an MI6 database

also: http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2010/08/codebreaker-death/

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jaxytee ◴[30 Sep 13 13:37 UTC] No.6469518[source]▶
Killing someone and locking them up in a duffel bag in a hotel bathroom doesn't seem British governments style. Before claiming the victim was another Snowden/whistleblower, you might want to read this excerpt from the article:

"The source indicated that Williams' work to disrupt the Russian mafia could have put him at risk".

"Some of these powerful criminal networks have links with, and employ, former KGB agents who can track down people like Williams," the source said.

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1. oskarth ◴[30 Sep 13 14:51 UTC] No.6469908[source]▶
Because Williams, having just uncovered key evidence against the evil Russian mafia at Black Hat and/or Harrods was, the only person in MI6 who could possibly stand a chance against the evil Russian mafia.

At the very least acknowledge the possibility, instead of parroting whatever some anonymous source - who decided to surface two years after the fact, at a very strategic time at that - is saying.