Just how free is a free BB? Read this to find out. pic.twitter.com/yCT8PJDitR— Free Barrett Brown (@FreeBarrett_) September 12, 2016
In short, he has to make monthly payments on restitution of approximately $900,000, have his internet usage, his computers and storage media monitored at any time his probation officer might choose, release his provider to give information to the authorities, not use any other computers without permission or any security software that the authorities cannot penetrate.
He has served four years in prison. If you need background, click here.
A concluding paragraph bears repeating:
One can’t help but infer that the US Department of Justice has become just another security contractor, working alongside the HBGarys and Stratfors on behalf of corporate bidders, with no sense at all for the justness of their actions; they are working to protect corporations and private security contractors and give them license to engage in disinformation campaigns against ordinary citizens and their advocacy groups. The mere fact that the FBI’s senior cybersecurity advisor has recently moved to Hunton and Williams shows just how incestuous this relationship has become. Meanwhile, the Department of Justice is also using its power and force to trample on the rights of citizens like Barrett Brown who are trying to shed light on these nefarious relationships. In order to neutralize those who question or investigate the system, laws are being reinterpreted or extended or otherwise misappropriated in ways that are laughable—or would be if the consequences weren’t so dire.
The Nation
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