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True. And another thorny issue in reading something like this on HN: the internet is international. Lots of us are not even from the US, and couldn't care les
by batista 14y ago
True.
And another thorny issue in reading something like this on HN: the internet is international.
Lots of us are not even from the US, and couldn't care less about defending THAT particular country. Not to mention that the defending part mostly means offending or spying on other countries, mainly our own.
- dfxm12 14y agoThis isn't an article only for US citizens. If you can't care less that a major government is recruiting hackers for national defense (or offense) & paying for their school/training, then maybe you should think outside your borders a bit.
- batista 14y ago>This isn't an article only for US citizens. If you can't care less that a major government is recruiting hackers for national defense (or offense) & paying for their school/training, then maybe you should think outside your borders a bit. Well, I do care in the sense that I am disgusted by it. I just wanted to point out that "oh, how honorable to work for them, it's our patriotic duty" response to a story like this doesn't work in the intertubes, where we're not even from the same country.
- dfxm12 14y agoWho's response was that? The OP had pretty much the opposite reaction. The Internet is the perfect place for articles like this. You are getting insight to what other nations are doing. The Internet affords us this much. It's not just International, it is free. No one was cheerleading for or against any particular country in this thread.
- DanBC 14y agoWell, if you're in the UK you have GCHQ which does a lot of interesting math stuff. Obviously mostly about crypto, but also other stuff. You get to work with some very smart people. Disadvantages include not being able to publish some of it. That's significant if other people independently discover something after you. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Cocks http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clifford_Cocks) (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA_(algorithm) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSA_(algorithm))
- mcantelon 14y agoAnother disadvantage is increased possibility of winding up found in a duffel bag. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Gareth_Williams http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Gareth_Williams
- rmc 14y agoSame arguments apply. If you're not UK, why help the UK?
- DanBC 14y agoYou find the relevant government spy agency for your country. Then you decide whether you want to work for them.