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For anyone wondering "what's the big deal" it's worth remembering the NSA has a bad track record of keeping their own hacking tools secure. https://en.wikipedia
by NelsonMinar 3y ago
For anyone wondering "what's the big deal" it's worth remembering the NSA has a bad track record of keeping their own hacking tools secure. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow_Brokers https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow_Brokers
It infuriates me the NSA actively works to undermine American security. Their brief is to protect us, not plant backdoors and then lose the keys.
- boffinAudio 3y ago>It infuriates me the NSA actively works to undermine American security. It infuriates me that the NSA actively works to undermine International security. Seriously.
- jokoon 3y agoI believe they do this because most critical softwares are American, and as long as the NSA has better offensive capabilities, it's better for the NSA if international defenses are low. I don't think china or Russia really have good offensive capabilities, so as long as it is the case, this helps the US maintain some form of cyberweapon supremacy. As long as china or small black hats don't do harm, they will not raise security standards.
- thewileyone 3y agoSo much projection when the US accuses China of backdoors ...
- Aerbil313 3y agoHahaha. That “concern” is only for you guys in the US. I live in a state which has conflicting interests with the US.
- unaindz 3y agoSo what if you are not in the US? If they manage to put a backdoor in any software or hardware you use you are affected. They could spy on you and trade that with your government or just lose the keys and now anyone can do it. PD:Also from outside US btw
- guyonthewall 3y ago[dead]