s/former NSA technical director/former NSA technical director, turned crank because his pet project wasn't adopted/

Wikipedia has the details[1]: when the government decided to use another tool than the one he was developing, he resigned in fury and has spent the years since castigating his former employer for anything he can come up with.

Yes, this is an ad hominem, but I think it's fair to attack Binney's credibility as a source.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Binney_%28U.S._intelli...