Andrew Clough (someone.delete@this.somewhere.com) on October 5, 2018 6:38 am wrote:
> J (Just.a.name.delete@this.yahoo.com) on October 4, 2018 10:24 pm wrote:
> >
> > Once something becomes classified because of national security concerns,
> > the company reporting the concern must deny knowledge of the matter.
>
> That really isn't true. People with security clearances may have to lie to protect
> classified knowledge but people without them aren't bound by any restriction beyond
> their patriotism. See United States v. Progressive, Inc. or the Snowden affair.

The idea is total nonsense to begin with. There's no basis, patriotism or other, for gagging Americans to protect what is supposedly China's secret.

Max