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The release of this source code does not match Snowden's modus operandi, which is to avoid releasing technical details which would allow other governments to co

by pvnick 12y ago

The release of this source code does not match Snowden's modus operandi, which is to avoid releasing technical details which would allow other governments to construct similar surveillance systems. Bruce Schneier and Glenn Greenwald believe that there are now multiple NSA leakers [1]. [1] https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/485081861119832064 https://twitter.com/ggreenwald/status/485081861119832064

Globz 12y ago
I agree but the details still lead to him... https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-July/007085.html https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-July/007...
rweir 12y ago
the details in these stories would be of no use to "other governments to construct similar surveillance systems.".
dobbsbob 12y ago
Could be Germany got an evaluation copy of the program and somebody there leaked it. Maybe it isn't restricted to just 5 eyes alliance
csandreasen 12y ago
I suspect the "second NSA leaker" is just Jacob Appelbaum with the same set of documents that Laura Poitras brought back to Der Spiegel. There's already several people in the infosec community doubting the veracity of some aspects of the Tor article[1][2][3], including from within the Tor developer community itself[4]. Though there's no confirmation, some have suspected that Julian Assange's most likely source for the Afghanistan revelation back in May[5] was Appelbaum[6]. [1] http://blog.erratasec.com/2014/07/validating-xkeyscore-code.html http://blog.erratasec.com/2014/07/validating-xkeyscore-code.... [2] https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/485158875721523200 https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/485158875721523200 [3] https://twitter.com/electrospaces/status/485193336912093185 https://twitter.com/electrospaces/status/485193336912093185 (scroll up) [4] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-July/007085.html https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-July/007... [5] http://gawker.com/why-did-wikileaks-name-country-x-when-glenn-greenwald-1580634729 http://gawker.com/why-did-wikileaks-name-country-x-when-glen... [6] http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/Backchannels/2014/0520/Assange-threatens-to-release-Snowden-info-that-Greenwald-says-could-endanger-lives http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/Backchannels/2...
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Globz 12y ago

I agree but the details still lead to him... https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-July/007085.html https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-July/007...

rweir 12y ago

the details in these stories would be of no use to "other governments to construct similar surveillance systems.".

dobbsbob 12y ago

Could be Germany got an evaluation copy of the program and somebody there leaked it. Maybe it isn't restricted to just 5 eyes alliance

csandreasen 12y ago

I suspect the "second NSA leaker" is just Jacob Appelbaum with the same set of documents that Laura Poitras brought back to Der Spiegel. There's already several people in the infosec community doubting the veracity of some aspects of the Tor article[1][2][3], including from within the Tor developer community itself[4]. Though there's no confirmation, some have suspected that Julian Assange's most likely source for the Afghanistan revelation back in May[5] was Appelbaum[6]. [1] http://blog.erratasec.com/2014/07/validating-xkeyscore-code.html http://blog.erratasec.com/2014/07/validating-xkeyscore-code.... [2] https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/485158875721523200 https://twitter.com/thegrugq/status/485158875721523200 [3] https://twitter.com/electrospaces/status/485193336912093185 https://twitter.com/electrospaces/status/485193336912093185 (scroll up) [4] https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-July/007085.html https://lists.torproject.org/pipermail/tor-dev/2014-July/007... [5] http://gawker.com/why-did-wikileaks-name-country-x-when-glenn-greenwald-1580634729 http://gawker.com/why-did-wikileaks-name-country-x-when-glen... [6] http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/Backchannels/2014/0520/Assange-threatens-to-release-Snowden-info-that-Greenwald-says-could-endanger-lives http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Security-Watch/Backchannels/2...

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