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The CIA/BND connection wasn't known, but the collusion with certain agencies was known to different degrees for decades: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?ti

• lcnPylGDnU4H9OF 3y ago
  Considering that I remember reading the CIA’s own historical document on this operation, I would guess its usefulness had run its course. If I’m not mistaken, it was the CIA who released the document to journalists; it seemed like bragging.
• _kbh_ 3y ago
  To add another dimension to this, personally i think that the Crypto AG relationship is what is referred to as "HISTORY" in this leaked NSA ECI codenames list. https://robert.sesek.com/2014/10/nsa_s_eci_compartments.html https://robert.sesek.com/2014/10/nsa_s_eci_compartments.html > HISTORY HST NCSC (TS//SI//NF) Protects NSA and certain commercial cryptologic equipment manufacturer relationships.