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People tend to imagine the wildest things with things as secretive as the NSA. But remember this is just another $20B agency. Odds are their computer systems a
by revelation 13y ago
People tend to imagine the wildest things with things as secretive as the NSA.
But remember this is just another $20B agency. Odds are their computer systems are as terrible as any other agency.
A random analyst was able to download millions of state embassy cables and they would still be looking for him today if he didn't trip up in private chats. Testimony in the Manning case indicates that mIRC is mission critical software. The blunt face of reality quickly deflates all the sci-fi.
- tzs 13y agoThat's not an apt comparison, because Manning had access to the cables by design. He exceeded his authority by releasing the information, not by accessing it. After 9/11, which the US had enough information to stop if not for that information being held by different agencies that did not share with each other, an effort was made to make sure analysts in different agencies and branches all had access to anything that might be relevant.
- revelation 13y agoHe had access to millions of cables in just a few days. Every porn site has better tracking and mass download detection.