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Kevin Mitnick on NSA Leaks

19 points by mikemoka 13y ago

Mitnick, who probably knows something more than the general public about the topic, has recently retweeted this link http://blog.knowbe4.com/bid/297153/did-china-leak-prism-deliberately source: https://twitter.com/kevinmitnick (see the comments for an active version of the links)

mikemoka 13y ago
http://blog.knowbe4.com/bid/297153/did-china-leak-prism-deliberately http://blog.knowbe4.com/bid/297153/did-china-leak-prism-deli... source: https://twitter.com/kevinmitnick https://twitter.com/kevinmitnick
joering2 13y ago
> That indicates that there is potentially some very significant leak of someone who is violating their oath Regardless if he swore to other oaths, this one is THE MOST important and succeeds all others: "I swear to protect US soil from enemies foreign and domestic". It says nothing as of how you are supposed to (or being forced to) execute this oath.
diminoten 13y ago
Why does Kevin Mitnick know more than the general public on this topic?
- jrdavis 13y ago
  I think he means in terms of of understanding, not knowledge.
- hobs 13y ago
  I immediately had that thought, but he knows more than "the general public", he might not know more than "informed people on the internet". Still a waste of time.
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gasull 13y ago
Even if the scandal was a side effect of Chinese spying (a speculation at this time), what matters is that this broad surveillance is threatening democracy. I think Snowden has chosen the best place to go. He wouldn't be safe anywhere in Europe. Likely not even in Iceland, where there is a US military base. The US has entered in Mexico and other countries to capture suspects without authorization. I bet they would do the same in Iceland, despite the political cost, but not in Hong Kong.
mikemoka 13y ago
two articles that may be someway related: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-13/snowden-links-being-probed-by-congress-focusing-on-china.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-13/snowden-links-being... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/11/obamaxi_presidential_summit_fails_to_make_much_progress_on_cybersecurity/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/11/obamaxi_presidential... (see my other comment for the original links)

19 points by mikemoka 13y ago

mikemoka 13y ago

http://blog.knowbe4.com/bid/297153/did-china-leak-prism-deliberately http://blog.knowbe4.com/bid/297153/did-china-leak-prism-deli... source: https://twitter.com/kevinmitnick https://twitter.com/kevinmitnick

joering2 13y ago

> That indicates that there is potentially some very significant leak of someone who is violating their oath Regardless if he swore to other oaths, this one is THE MOST important and succeeds all others: "I swear to protect US soil from enemies foreign and domestic". It says nothing as of how you are supposed to (or being forced to) execute this oath.

diminoten 13y ago

Why does Kevin Mitnick know more than the general public on this topic?

jrdavis 13y ago
I think he means in terms of of understanding, not knowledge.
hobs 13y ago
I immediately had that thought, but he knows more than "the general public", he might not know more than "informed people on the internet". Still a waste of time.

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gasull 13y ago

Even if the scandal was a side effect of Chinese spying (a speculation at this time), what matters is that this broad surveillance is threatening democracy. I think Snowden has chosen the best place to go. He wouldn't be safe anywhere in Europe. Likely not even in Iceland, where there is a US military base. The US has entered in Mexico and other countries to capture suspects without authorization. I bet they would do the same in Iceland, despite the political cost, but not in Hong Kong.

mikemoka 13y ago

two articles that may be someway related: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-13/snowden-links-being-probed-by-congress-focusing-on-china.html http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-13/snowden-links-being... http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/11/obamaxi_presidential_summit_fails_to_make_much_progress_on_cybersecurity/ http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/11/obamaxi_presidential... (see my other comment for the original links)