Draco_Ranger

One thing, as I understand it, is that Citizens United didn't establish that corporations are people, it just said that any right that a person had could not be removed merely because that person acted as part of a group.

So, if a person chose to donate a certain amount of money below a legal threshold to a political figure, that is allowed, but before Citizens United, if that person chose to donate as part of a group, aka as a company, that could be illegal.

Citizens United simply clarified this apparent contradiction. It has created some weird situations, because of issues with other laws, but it is a little more complicated than "corporations are people" and a hell of a lot more reasonable.

Do you think that the current atmosphere against encryption and privacy endangers investigative journalism? What are some difficulties in investigative journalism that most people wouldn't anticipate?

Not as much, you're trying to get the polish into the leather, which requires a lot of time just constantly adding layers. Basically every layer of polish adds more than it removes, and by the end you've got some supremely polished shoes.

I know that many journalists need to use VPNs/TOR to be able to communicate safely, are there any other standard protections you all use?

Do you think it will be reasonable to expect users to maintain their own computer security in a smart house or similar internet of things setup?

What is the most counterproductive security requirement or setup you've seen?