"Everybody" knew he created equipment and designed networks for the DST (Directorate of Territorial Surveillance in the article). I did not know he was also hac

"Everybody" knew he created equipment and designed networks for the DST (Directorate of Territorial Surveillance in the article). I did not know he was also hacking for them. Rumors i heard when i was closer to Paris and when it interested me is that a lot of french engineers who worked in the silicon Valley during the 90s came back between 1998 and 2002, bringing back ideas and skills that Niel quite successfully used to build Online (now Scaleway) and Free.