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Baltimore is one of the poorest and most dysfunctional cities in the US. I don't know the details but it seems logical that a place like this would be where the
by joe_the_user 7y ago
Baltimore is one of the poorest and most dysfunctional cities in the US. I don't know the details but it seems logical that a place like this would be where the servers wind-up not updated.
The critique I'd make of the NSA isn't that they developed this tool but that they spent time constructed the tool instead of time spent actually securing American infrastructure.
- MaxfordAndSons 7y ago> securing American infrastructure That's not their job though, is it? I'm not sure whose job it is, maybe the DHS or something like that. Admittedly their name might make you think it is, but I wouldn't expect a governmental agency to ever do anything but it's mandated job.
- cududa 7y agoHow in the world is that up to DHS? Municipalities all run their own infrastructure
- joe_the_user 7y agoThat's not their job though, is it? Actually, it is: "The NSA is also tasked with the protection of U.S. communications networks and information systems." [1], [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Security_Agency , Hopefully, it is clear that in-context I meant communications infrastructure