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It sounds like an outrageous conspiracy theory, but I'm also quite sure you are right, this is how these intelligence services operate.
by jacknews 3y ago
It sounds like an outrageous conspiracy theory, but I'm also quite sure you are right, this is how these intelligence services operate.
- cpach 3y agoIndeed. For another wild example, see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto_AG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crypto_AG
- appplication 3y agoIt’s outrageous because it’s basically unprovable, though we have at least one data point the MO exists to some degree. It would be naive to think it’s not attempted at least. How does one go about becoming a corporate plant? If the CIA offered me $1M to inject a back door into some shenanigans corporate product and told me it was being used to target Bashar al-Assad or cripple Russia’s war effort, would I do it? I don’t know honestly. Principles say it’s not right, but I wouldn’t blame someone (or myself) for saying yes. Of course, being a data guy I’m probably not at risk of such a decision, since no one is injecting backdoors into corporate analytics. Dare to dream of a shadowy government payout I suppose.
- SJC_Hacker 3y ago> How does one go about becoming a corporate plant? If the CIA offered me $1M to inject a back door into some shenanigans corporate product and told me it was being used to target Bashar al-Assad or cripple Russia’s war effort, would I do it? I don’t know honestly. Principles say it’s not right, but I wouldn’t blame someone (or myself) for saying yes. Why would that "not be right"?