Topic: Jofi Joseph

White House National Security Council official Jofi Joseph was fired after being identified as the person behind the anonymous Twitter handle @NatSecWonk. Joseph used the account to post hundreds of "snarky" and insulting tweets targeting top administration officials, including Valerie Jarrett and Samantha Power. Joseph issued an apology to Politico, describing the account as a parody of DC culture that became inappropriate.

The identification of anonymous leakers like Jofi Joseph is discussed in the context of NSA surveillance and internal security. Methods for catching leakers include "canary traps" or watermarking documents with unique codes so that leaked versions can be traced back to a specific recipient. This practice is compared to Hollywood's use of coded VHS screeners to prevent piracy.