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The right-wing terrorists they just arrested in Michigan posted about their plans in private Facebook groups. This is probably much more common than criminals w
by aikinai 6y ago
The right-wing terrorists they just arrested in Michigan posted about their plans in private Facebook groups. This is probably much more common than criminals with any understanding of OPSEC. They’re not smart, but they’re still dangerous.
Not that I’m arguing for these backdoors; just pointing out that “but criminals can still encrypt their messages” is mostly irrelevant.
- concordDance 6y agoNot sure "terrorist" is the right term here given the main objective isn't to spread fear or make a point, but to kidnap (and kill?) an elected politician. If Al-Qaeda had genuinely wanted to harm the US financial system as their main goal, flying into the twin towers wouldn't have been terrorism as it wouldn't be about terror. Though I'm unsure of a good term that encompasses violent action against the state...