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Considering FBI is investigating, other one hand doesn't know what the other is doing, or at least if not more likely the other handticles of the U.S. (and othe
by cmurf 11y ago
Considering FBI is investigating, other one hand doesn't know what the other is doing, or at least if not more likely the other handticles of the U.S. (and other governments) have been depending on some versions of affected hardware for some time.
- sandworm101 11y agoDon't assume that the FBI and NSA get along. There is constant infighting wherever intel/LE agencies overlap. The FBI is a couple steps down the pyramid from the NSA, and so would want to score a few points. These are also vast organizations. Even if the NSA was behind this, there is a reasonable chance the official hierarchy doesn't know whether or not they were involved. This exploit could even be the result of a mistake, code never meant to be deployed.
- techdragon 11y agoThere is inherent levels of deniability in the operations of such a code word clearance heavy organisation. It's entirely possible >75% have no idea the full capabilities and less than 5% know the impact any individual program has on the overall capability of the organisation.
- rdtsc 11y agoThat's how it should be if it runs like it is supposed to. Compartmentalization is one of the basics of running a 3-letter agency.