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This is precisely the type of attitude we should all have as hackers. It's easy to sit back and say "oh government this or corporation that sucks", we need to
by anemitz 13y ago
This is precisely the type of attitude we should all have as hackers.
It's easy to sit back and say "oh government this or corporation that sucks", we need to step up our game as builders of the software sitting on millions of devices.
This is a privacy arms race -- and right now we're losing.
- sharkweek 13y agoWho are the developers who go work on these projects for the government? I feel like this is some cutting edge technology they create, so they have to be some of the best, right? Is the money that good or is there an allure to having a security clearance.
- ndr 13y agoI guess the money is that good.
- tlrobinson 13y agoWell, in this case there's no technology involved. The government simply told Verizon to hand over their records. I like how ErrataSec put it: "Welcome to Echelon 2.0: Outsourced Edition"