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Firstly, no infrastructure was attacked or destroyed, or lives lost, unlike your example of FedEx plane. Some US govt folks had their emails read. Secondly, th
by belltaco 3y ago
Firstly, no infrastructure was attacked or destroyed, or lives lost, unlike your example of FedEx plane. Some US govt folks had their emails read.
Secondly, the US does this all the time, even to friendly countries, so it's hard to justify harsher measures.
- munificent 3y ago> no infrastructure was attacked or destroyed Value was destroyed in both cases. Users having their private data stolen have been harmed, the company's brand value is harmed, and they may lose users over this. > or lives lost Lives can be lost and real people can be harmed if their private information is stolen and used against them. There are dissidents and journalists in repressive countries whose safety depends on information security.