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> How would you consider the act, if a foreign agency would hack the Phone of Biden? Well, mostly they do not seem to care that much. Politicians have probably
by jruohonen 3y ago
> How would you consider the act, if a foreign agency would hack the Phone of Biden?
Well, mostly they do not seem to care that much. Politicians have probably the worst opsec of all people. Mrs. Merkel was a target, but so was President Macron recently:
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210720-phones-of-macron-and-some-french-ministers-targeted-by-morocco-in-pegasus-affair-le-monde https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20210720-phones-of-mac...
- hutzlibu 3y agoBut I do believe the US government regulary makes an outcry because of russian or china hacking. And into NATO doctrin was a passage included, that makes physical strikes against hackers possible. So they do care.
- jruohonen 3y agoIncreasingly so, yes. In general, hypothetical kinetic responses to non-kinetic actions is a somewhat dangerous direction in my opinion, given the current geopolitical turbulence.