Ed Stoffel

It’s now come out that file-sharing can hurt your future chances of getting a job requiring a security clearance…

Have you ever downloaded tunes off of LimeWire? Swapped TV show torrents? Then don’t bother trying to work for the NSA. At a recent recruiting session, an Agency staffer told wannabe spooks that “illegal file sharing” was one of the things that would keep them from getting the security clearances needed to work at the NSA.

Don’t be surprised when other employers use this as a gauge of your honesty, too.

 NSA: File-Sharers Unfit to Spy on Americans, Wired News