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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: 0s | 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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Ntrails ◴[30 Sep 13 13:24 UTC] No.6469431[source]▶
Or he might have been simply killed for sport. Or because he wanted to be. Or insert claim here
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V-2 ◴[30 Sep 13 13:57 UTC] No.6469609[source]▶
Or a suicide
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farresito ◴[30 Sep 13 14:04 UTC] No.6469652[source]▶
Well, I highly doubt anyone would commit suicide by getting inside a bag.
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netrus ◴[30 Sep 13 14:26 UTC] No.6469764{3}[source]▶
You clearly have never heard of Exit Bags.
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1. farresito ◴[30 Sep 13 20:29 UTC] No.6472149{4}[source]▶
Now I can say today I learned something new. Had never heard of something like that.