&gt; Or are you arguing that just because it&#x27;s the evil CIA, it&#x27;s fine to hack them and leak tons of personal info (which potentially puts lifes in danger)<p>If he isn&#x27;t arguing that&#x27;s a valid reason, allow me. Or are you arguing that the CIA is not &quot;evil&quot;?<p>For anyone outside the US, or anyone inside who can set blind patriotism aside, the CIA has spent its entire existence doing very bad things, up to and including including murder, torture, coups d&#x27;etat and other violence and atrocities against countless people and nations.<p>Given this role the CIA takes upon itself around the world - ruining or taking <i>actual</i> lives, using the excuse of <i>theoretically</i> saving lives - maybe leaking names (and AFAICS all this kid has done is access a Verizon email account) puts <i>fewer</i> people&#x27;s lives in danger.