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Considering how much crap the NSA has pulled over the years, I wouldn't consider this an "act of war". More-so tit-for-tat provoking and power posturing. China
by jb775 7y ago
Considering how much crap the NSA has pulled over the years, I wouldn't consider this an "act of war". More-so tit-for-tat provoking and power posturing. China knows they are the swingin-big-dick of world manufacturing, not to mention the fact they own a massive amount of US treasury bonds and could jolt the world economy at a moments notice.
- throwaway_tech 7y ago>Considering how much crap the NSA has pulled over the years, I wouldn't consider this an "act of war". It may not seem like a distinction to some, but I think there is a difference from hacking by an intelligence agency and directly by a military. Now if you disagree, that is fine, but also each hack would need to be looked at on the merits to determine what would be a proportionate response, if any.
- jb775 7y agoI know the recent charges list them as members of the Chinese "military", but I wouldn't be surprised if they also did work under the Chinese "intelligence agency" umbrella...especially considering their skillsets. Since the Chinese gov has such a tight grip on everything, I'd assume that the importance of which internal division is cutting which paycheck is more obfuscated than the US as long as it benefits the country.