William Binney (intelligence official)
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| Born | William Edward Binney September 1943 (age 81) Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Education | Pennsylvania State University (B.S., 1970) |
| Occupation | Cryptanalyst-mathematician |
| Employer | National Security Agency (NSA) |
| Known for | Cryptography, SIGINT analysis, whistleblowing |
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William "Bill" Edward Binney (born September 1943) is a former intelligence official with the United States National Security Agency (NSA) and whistleblower. He retired on October 31, 2001, after more than 30 years with the agency.
He was a critic of his former employers during the George W. Bush administration, and later criticized the NSA's data-collection policies during the Barack Obama administration.
He later disputed Russia interfered with the 2016 US election. He espoused an alternative theory that the CIA hacked the DNC server, not the Russian government. After re-examining the data with investigative journalist and forensic expert Duncan Campbell (journalist), Binney changed his position and said "there is no evidence to prove where the download/copy was done".
He is a leading member of Veteran Intelligence Professionals for Sanity.