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The woman in charge of the FBI’s most controversial high-tech tools

25 points by mrb 11y ago

datashovel 11y ago
>> Privacy advocates also worry that to carry out its hacks, the FBI is using “zero-day” exploits that take advantage of software flaws that have not been disclosed to the software maker. I imagine that's not the only attack vector. I would be surprised if FBI / CIA / NSA don't seek (direct or indirect) commit access to popular open source projects.
- cba9 11y ago
  That's too elaborate. They like more direct attacks. Think subpoenas exploiting the third party doctrine to the hilt, MLATs to image any server remotely suspicious outside the USA, and occasional direct hacks.
DiabloD3 11y ago
Is it me, or is the article vaguely sexist? If it was a man, would they have called out to his gender in the headline? Or are they using the fact she is a woman as a form of clickbait?
- seivan 11y ago
  It's a form of control. If you hate her work you're a sexist. Sorta like hating Soviet was "fascism". Good to see both sides playing this card.
- horsecaptin 11y ago
  No, calling a woman a woman is not sexist. Yes, it is definitely just you.
  - tdkl 11y ago
    If you fail to notice this emphasis in the title, then you also probably fail to recognize "articles" that are basically ads.
    - wellsjohnston 11y ago
      ...but then...but then the ads got smarter...they started taking the form of real news
- Rifu 11y ago
  Presumably the title would then become "The man in charge of the FBI’s most controversial high-tech tools"
  - paulddraper 11y ago
    Definitely unrealistic.
- psykovsky 11y ago
  Clickbait. You need a catchy title if you want your hit piece on encryption to be read...
- pc86 11y ago
  I have absolutely, 100% seen articles starting with "The man in charge of $THING." Stop trying to find controversy where none exists.
- Someone1234 11y ago
  This is from yesterday: "Isn't SPACE the final frontier? US Navy reveals the man in charge of America's new $4.3bn super destroyer is Captain James Kirk" December 4th: "Meet the man Arsenal fans will be hoping can fix Alexis" December 1st: "Meet the Man in Charge of Building the Linchpin for NASA’s Much-hyped (and Mostly Unfunded) Journey to Mars" November 30th: "History not favorable to the man in charge of hiring UGA’s next football coach" "Google hires the man in charge of Tesla's Autopilot feature" And so on... [0] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3353284/Isn-t-SPACE-final-frontier-Navy-reveals-man-charge-America-s-new-4-3bn-super-destroyer-Captain-James-Kirk.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3353284/Isn-t... [1] https://www.dawgnation.com/football/team-news/hiring-history-at-uga-not-favorable-to-mcgarity https://www.dawgnation.com/football/team-news/hiring-history... [2] http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/30/9819646/google-tesla-poaching-self-driving-cars-robert-rose http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/30/9819646/google-tesla-poac... [3] http://spacenews.com/meet-the-man-in-charge-of-building-the-linchpin-for-nasas-much-hyped-and-mostly-unfunded-journey-to-mars/ http://spacenews.com/meet-the-man-in-charge-of-building-the-... [4] http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2015/12/04/18001112/meet-the-man-arsenal-fans-will-be-hoping-can-fix-alexis http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2015/12/0...
smarx007 11y ago
The funniest part of the article is that she is standing in front of biotech equipment called Freedom EVO.

25 points by mrb 11y ago

>> Privacy advocates also worry that to carry out its hacks, the FBI is using “zero-day” exploits that take advantage of software flaws that have not been disclosed to the software maker. I imagine that's not the only attack vector. I would be surprised if FBI / CIA / NSA don't seek (direct or indirect) commit access to popular open source projects.

cba9 11y ago
That's too elaborate. They like more direct attacks. Think subpoenas exploiting the third party doctrine to the hilt, MLATs to image any server remotely suspicious outside the USA, and occasional direct hacks.

DiabloD3 11y ago

Is it me, or is the article vaguely sexist? If it was a man, would they have called out to his gender in the headline? Or are they using the fact she is a woman as a form of clickbait?

seivan 11y ago
It's a form of control. If you hate her work you're a sexist. Sorta like hating Soviet was "fascism". Good to see both sides playing this card.
horsecaptin 11y ago
No, calling a woman a woman is not sexist. Yes, it is definitely just you.
- tdkl 11y ago
  If you fail to notice this emphasis in the title, then you also probably fail to recognize "articles" that are basically ads.
  - wellsjohnston 11y ago
    ...but then...but then the ads got smarter...they started taking the form of real news
Rifu 11y ago
Presumably the title would then become "The man in charge of the FBI’s most controversial high-tech tools"
- paulddraper 11y ago
  Definitely unrealistic.
psykovsky 11y ago
Clickbait. You need a catchy title if you want your hit piece on encryption to be read...
pc86 11y ago
I have absolutely, 100% seen articles starting with "The man in charge of $THING." Stop trying to find controversy where none exists.
Someone1234 11y ago
This is from yesterday: "Isn't SPACE the final frontier? US Navy reveals the man in charge of America's new $4.3bn super destroyer is Captain James Kirk" December 4th: "Meet the man Arsenal fans will be hoping can fix Alexis" December 1st: "Meet the Man in Charge of Building the Linchpin for NASA’s Much-hyped (and Mostly Unfunded) Journey to Mars" November 30th: "History not favorable to the man in charge of hiring UGA’s next football coach" "Google hires the man in charge of Tesla's Autopilot feature" And so on... [0] http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3353284/Isn-t-SPACE-final-frontier-Navy-reveals-man-charge-America-s-new-4-3bn-super-destroyer-Captain-James-Kirk.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-3353284/Isn-t... [1] https://www.dawgnation.com/football/team-news/hiring-history-at-uga-not-favorable-to-mcgarity https://www.dawgnation.com/football/team-news/hiring-history... [2] http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/30/9819646/google-tesla-poaching-self-driving-cars-robert-rose http://www.theverge.com/2015/11/30/9819646/google-tesla-poac... [3] http://spacenews.com/meet-the-man-in-charge-of-building-the-linchpin-for-nasas-much-hyped-and-mostly-unfunded-journey-to-mars/ http://spacenews.com/meet-the-man-in-charge-of-building-the-... [4] http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2015/12/04/18001112/meet-the-man-arsenal-fans-will-be-hoping-can-fix-alexis http://www.goal.com/en-gb/news/2896/premier-league/2015/12/0...

smarx007 11y ago

The funniest part of the article is that she is standing in front of biotech equipment called Freedom EVO.