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To me, these stories are a) vital, and b) dis-heartening, and c) demonstrative of the fact that we need to continue to build better, open and secure, operating
by mmjaa 9y ago
To me, these stories are a) vital, and b) dis-heartening, and c) demonstrative of the fact that we need to continue to build better, open and secure, operating systems and tools for end users.
I think there is definitely something to be said for the fact that if the CIA is doing this, then criminals are too - since the fine line between what the CIA does and what a criminal does is simply, a sheet of paper with someones signature on it.
Most of all, however, I think its very important that we continue to reveal these secrets. For those of us not living under the CIA's nefarious shadow, it is good to see them get their secrets revealed.
- willstrafach 9y agoI am curious as to what you believe the CIA is supposed to be doing?
- norgie 9y ago> For those of us not living under the CIA's nefarious shadow The CIA's mission is foreign intelligence meaning they operate outside the US. Since it sounds like you're not in the US, you are far more likely to be targeted by the CIA (still very unlikely unless you work for a government) than people living in the US.
- mmjaa 9y agoThe CIA doesn't work for me. It works for Americans. Not everyone is happy with having an agency for which their sovereign is not responsible, nevertheless influencing their lives in a big way.
- willstrafach 9y agoThe intelligence services of your country most likely have the same technologies available.
- ionised 9y ago> The CIA doesn't work for me. It works for Americans. Correction, it works to maintain the current status quo.
- mmjaa 9y agoWhatever - the point is, not everyone is as enamoured with the CIA and its purpose, as most Americans appear to be ..
- ionised 9y agoAgreed. The problem I have is that with the same mindset I should be able to say that about GCHQ/MI5/MI6 (intelligence services of my own country) but I cannot in all good conscience support a lot of what they do. It seems like they exist more to protect the interests of the landed elite, the wealthy, privileged and powerful than they do to protect the nation and its people. The latter is just misdirection.