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Is there any reason Snowden would be in a position to know this? The article doesn't give any evidence, but merely an accusation. Snowden was privy to intellige

Is there any reason Snowden would be in a position to know this? The article doesn't give any evidence, but merely an accusation. Snowden was privy to intelligence info in 2013, but it's been 5 years since then and I imagine that his knowledge would be too dated to know what's going on here.

influx 8y ago
If one were pessimistic, he could be told this by his FSB handlers. Whether it’s true or not who knows?
dfsegoat 8y ago
He probably knows/says what his GRU [1] minders tell him to know and say. 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Intelligence_Directorate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Intelligence_Directorate
nmeofthestate 8y ago
I can't see how he can have any particular insight into this as a regular dude with no access to secret info. Is it possible that he's just spouting stuff to try to stay relevant? Come to think of it, is it possible he's ever done this in the past?...
krapp 8y ago
I think Edward Snowden now is a lot more like John McAfee than Edward R. Murrow. Snowden is trading on his personality and celebrity moreso than journalistic integrity or technical credentials. Snowden might have sources leaking to him, or he might be acting as a front for someone else, but it doesn't matter either way. People will believe him because he says it and it sounds plausible. In a few years he'll probably be shilling gold coins or prepper tools.
- tashi 8y ago
  That's an interesting prediction to make of a guy who became famous because his personal sense of ethics overpowered every other concern in his life. It's hard to imagine him trying to cash in on that fame.
  - krapp 8y ago
    What else does he have to cash in on? He's not a saint.
    - socceroos 8y ago
      There's been more evidence that he's selfless rather than selfish, though. So the insinuation that he's playing the self-gain game is a bit more of a stretch.
rurban 8y ago
Everybody should know this, it's open source, the information was provided by the Canadian based Citizen Lab.

influx 8y ago

If one were pessimistic, he could be told this by his FSB handlers. Whether it’s true or not who knows?

dfsegoat 8y ago

He probably knows/says what his GRU [1] minders tell him to know and say. 1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Intelligence_Directorate https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Intelligence_Directorate

nmeofthestate 8y ago

I can't see how he can have any particular insight into this as a regular dude with no access to secret info. Is it possible that he's just spouting stuff to try to stay relevant? Come to think of it, is it possible he's ever done this in the past?...

krapp 8y ago

I think Edward Snowden now is a lot more like John McAfee than Edward R. Murrow. Snowden is trading on his personality and celebrity moreso than journalistic integrity or technical credentials. Snowden might have sources leaking to him, or he might be acting as a front for someone else, but it doesn't matter either way. People will believe him because he says it and it sounds plausible. In a few years he'll probably be shilling gold coins or prepper tools.

tashi 8y ago
That's an interesting prediction to make of a guy who became famous because his personal sense of ethics overpowered every other concern in his life. It's hard to imagine him trying to cash in on that fame.
- krapp 8y ago
  What else does he have to cash in on? He's not a saint.
  - socceroos 8y ago
    There's been more evidence that he's selfless rather than selfish, though. So the insinuation that he's playing the self-gain game is a bit more of a stretch.

rurban 8y ago

Everybody should know this, it's open source, the information was provided by the Canadian based Citizen Lab.