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The kind journalists at The Intercept are likely to be targeted by state actors, who might even be prepared to risk some zero days too?
by willvarfar 9y ago
The kind journalists at The Intercept are likely to be targeted by state actors, who might even be prepared to risk some zero days too?
- tripletao 9y agoI don't think he thought he was targeted, if he thought the hacker stickers would make a difference. But if I had an exploit like that and was targeting a security-conscious journalist, then (a) I'd be mystified when he checked his laptop, and probably unprepared to take advantage, and (b) I doubt I'd risk my >$1M exploit--even if I could hide it perfectly in some firmware, it still has to communicate out to the world somehow, and that's where it's likely to get noticed.
- willvarfar 9y agoI thinking of the David Miranda case, for example. If you talk to the Intercept at all in any way prior to going through customs I think you can expect to be delayed while they take a closer look at you. Its not really paranoia if they probably are out to get you ;)