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At first I was hesitant to submit it, but then saw that there are quite a few relevant aspects to this: 1. If the US state department can't keep its communicat
by sentenza 13y ago
At first I was hesitant to submit it, but then saw that there are quite a few relevant aspects to this:
1. If the US state department can't keep its communications secure, how are we supposed to do it with the communications between our web services and customers?
2. Russia is using a very smart "marketing" tactic to discredit the US: Instead of making stuff up, they leak uncomfortable parts of the truth to the public. They have been doing so for quite some time now, though most of it remained below the radar.
3. Even though many of us (here in Europe) have been led that we're equal to the US and its citizens, these things serve as a reminder that Europe has yet to assert itself on the international stage (and in the digital realm for that matter, see the state of the startup scene in Europe).
- smsm42 13y ago1. That wasn't "their communications", it was a phone call between two officials using common phone line. I don't think US state dept has dedicated direct secure lines available to everybody in diplomatic corps everywhere. It would be way too expensive. Without that, every communication can be - and is - listened to. Looks like State Dept hasn't realized it yet. 2. I'm not sure how that discredits the US. American diplomat uses the word "fuck"? Or humanity! What we came to! Or that American diplomat thinks EU approach is wrong? It's known that there is disagreement there. Of course, discussing it in public is not how diplomats do it, but I don't see how it discredits anything.