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The statement from the NSA as quoted in the article was that: > NSA cannot confirm that this incident—or the subsequent response actions described—ever occurre
by 4cao 6y ago
The statement from the NSA as quoted in the article was that:
> NSA cannot confirm that this incident—or the subsequent response actions described—ever occurred.
Maybe I'm reading too much into it but to me this looks as if they were in fact tacitly confirming it (at the very least, it's a steep departure from the standard "no comment" response typically employed in such situations).
- ocdtrekkie 6y agoI would note that if the NSA only "cannot confirm or deny" events that did occur, people would never believe it. For that response to work, the NSA has to practice not confirming things that did and didn't happen with regularity.
- smsm42 6y agoIt would be quite horrifying to see that NSA is unable to do such as simple thing as "can't confirm or deny" without side-channeling information. And since I can't see a reason for them to side-channel intentionally - if they wanted to confirm it, they would, there's no advantage in vague semi-confirmation for them that I can see. Thus, I prefer the option of reading too much into it.