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The laptop part made me laugh :) Even at work we are not allowed to accept electronics from other companies. I can’t imagine government officials or security
by aborsy 5y ago
The laptop part made me laugh :)
Even at work we are not allowed to accept electronics from other companies.
I can’t imagine government officials or security people of a country using a full blown laptop provided by the government officials or security people of other countries!
Sounds like a joke!
- 0xdeadb00f 5y agoPerhapse most would just regift them or something. "Here, young nephew, a laptop I don't need"
- LurkingPenguin 5y agoOr resell it. Looks like I've finally stumbled on my idea for YCombinator: TroHorse.io, the online marketplace for compromised electronics.
- meowface 5y agoSeems like an excellent counterintelligence opportunity. "Handing us an obvious trap we can flip around and use to deceive you / see what information you're looking for? Thanks." Though I imagine UAE intelligence would also probably be accounting for that possibility, given it seems like such a natural thing to do in that scenario. Or maybe I'm overestimating both sides, depending on who's receiving the gift.