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"Schneier told The Register this evening of his departure: "This has nothing to do with the NSA. No, they [BT] weren't happy with me, but they knew that I am an independent thinker and they didn't try to muzzle me in any way. It's just time. I spent seven years at BT, and seven years at Counterpane Internet Security, Inc before BT bought us. It's past time for something new."

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/16/bruce_schneier_leave...

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I think it's a little more complicated than that.

If you had his background and the job in question, could you morally continue? No. If you were his employer and were involved in such things, could you continue employing him? No.

Nothing may have been said, even between Schneier and BT, but consider that every contract out there has a "don't badmouth your old employer" clause these days.

I don't know. They were definitely at odds, but there was a mutual benefit to working together. Keep your enemies close comes to mind, as both he and his employer benefit from close contact with their opponents.

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