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I agree that the analysis is tricker though I disagree that Kevin Mitnick is an appropriate example—Mitnick is quite innocent in the scale of what Gericke’s emp
by boramalper 5y ago
I agree that the analysis is tricker though I disagree that Kevin Mitnick is an appropriate example—Mitnick is quite innocent in the scale of what Gericke’s employer (Signals Intelligence Agency [SIA]) has done[0][1], even if we were to exaggerate Mitnick’s crimes.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ToTok_(app)#Surveillance_tool_reports https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ToTok_(app)#Surveillance_tool_...
[1] https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-spying-raven/ https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-spyi...
- mindcrime 5y agoThat's the reason for the quotes around "criminal" above. Mitnick turning "white hat" just happened to be the first (roughly) analogous example that popped to mind.