Corporate lawyers appear less troubled by former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden’s government surveillance leaks, especially when compared with their colleagues who focus more on terrorism and criminal cases, according to a new report from leading civil liberties groups.
At least some of this disparity seems to stem from the confidence major corporate law firms have in systems they’ve developed to protect their information from government spies, according to “With Liberty to Monitor All: How Large-Scale U.S. Surveillance Is Harming Journalism, Law and American Democracy,” which Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union released Monday. These firms have long feared government surveillance and have had the money to take steps intended to secure their info, the report said.
