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"nation state" in the infosec industry means "sovereign government". Yes, it's wrong and it's very unfortunate, but it seems it's too late to change, though Mac
by wolf550e 7y ago
"nation state" in the infosec industry means "sovereign government". Yes, it's wrong and it's very unfortunate, but it seems it's too late to change, though Maciej Cegłowski has been trying for about a year [1].
1 - https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1121893376557633537 https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1121893376557633537
- catblast 7y agoIt isn’t what nation state has traditionally meant because of the differing definition of nation, true.. but it has some reason for existing... Nation here means national (as in internationally sovereign) and state means the government of that nation (or state :-) — these words can all be synonyms in English) specifically. It concretely means “national government” as you basically mention but with fewer syllables (3) vs (5 or 6) and it’s shorter to type. Do you have any creative alternatives that don’t step on the traditional use?