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Great. I hope this continues. The more the NSA has problems, the better off the rest of the rest of us are. It's unlikely the institution is even lawful--its pr
by mnm1 9y ago
Great. I hope this continues. The more the NSA has problems, the better off the rest of the rest of us are. It's unlikely the institution is even lawful--its practices certainly aren't. At the very least, it proves that the government cannot itself keep secrets, so it really needs to shut up about trying to put backdoors into software when it can't protect its own most vital software assets from leaking. I guarantee if Android or iOS had such government mandated backdoors, they keys would leak in under a year. I simply don't see a reason for the NSA to exist, but as long as it exists, I hope its mission of spying on Americans under the disguise of being an international spy agency is thwarted in any way. Unfortunately, I wouldn't be surprised if these leaks were intentional. With the current administration's relationship to Russia, this would hardly be surprising. Instead of a 'shadow war' with Russia, a 'shadow alliance,' at this point is just as likely. Regardless, the NSA shouldn't be stockpiling such software, but once again, since there are absolutely no repercussions for them doing so, they are allowed to do so leading to disastrous consequences.
- QAPereo 9y agoUnless “us” is other alphabet agencies competing for the same budget, be realistic. The NSA is not the problem, it’s the attitude, culture, and insane funding of their mission which is the problem. The failure of the agency will not change that, just redirect it.
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- cryoshon 9y agoagreed entirely. we need to stop thinking of maladaptive institutions as features of society gone askew, but rather as dark patterns that have emerged as a result of historical pressures. what's the best way to stop a dark pattern at the large scale? trip it up at the small scale, where it can't react with its weight. leak their information. jam their systems. turn off their water supply. make them show their hand for something that isn't quite worth it. the shadow war with russia can be brough to peace later-- they know the boundary of the game we play. for now, we must clean our own house.
- ENOTTY 9y agoThere are plenty of vital secrets that haven't leaked for decades. Why do you exclude those examples from your reasoning?
- saalweachter 9y agoName one.