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There's no proof or mention that they didn't. There never will be, ever. Yet we have to make decisions, even in the absence of evidence pro or con. Given that t
by a3n 11y ago
There's no proof or mention that they didn't. There never will be, ever. Yet we have to make decisions, even in the absence of evidence pro or con. Given that they don't disclose "wittingly" what they do, given their mission, and given what appears to be their interpretation of their mission as revealed by Snowden and others, we have to assume the "worst" within the realm of possibility.
They did it, until they show me otherwise.
- codezero 11y agoThis is another point: the NSA really wants everyone to think they can, and have penetrated everything. It bolsters their image if people make these assumptions. This is one of the reasons I try not to assume the worst, especially when that's what they want you to do :)
- deelowe 11y agoLet's remove the hyperbole and call a spade a spade. So, you want them to prove a negative? Just trying to be clear.
- rnovak 11y agoThey haven't even denied breaking into the HT Network. Should they be accused, would they? I bet a dime-to-a-dollar that should they be accused, they'd release a non-statement to the press: "We cannot comment on...."