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In response to
"What's the point of a code name if they reveal it? (Pence is "Hoosier," BTW.) -- nm"
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mara
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missed this earlier (multitasking hard, whee) - I saw something about this some years back. the secret service said that, with modern secure communi-
Posted by
b. (aka starrynit)
Jul 28 '16, 16:21
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cations and encryption, it's not a security issue to reveal the names.
also, the person/people are given a letter to work with and can choose for themselves if they'd like. (michele obama mentioned this in her carpool karaoke.)
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