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> This is nothing like a pre-Snowden talk about NSA where someone theorised what was happening. There was something visceral about seeing a picture[1] of the N
by sangnoir 6y ago
> This is nothing like a pre-Snowden talk about NSA where someone theorised what was happening.
There was something visceral about seeing a picture[1] of the NSA giving an intercepted Cisco router a hardware "upgrade" (beacon) in the Snowden files. Bloomberg tried to something similar for their story, but with fake pictures - that was a terrible idea.
1. Probably don't open this link if you have a security clearance - I haven't been following the status of the Snowden files, but it probably is still considered to be classified info https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/photos-of-an-nsa-upgrade-factory-show-cisco-router-getting-implant/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2014/05/photos-of-an-nsa...