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He also mentions 'piracy' (the data sharing kind, I presume) - it seems he will stoop to using any convenient buzzword/bogeyman.
by bainsfather 12y ago
He also mentions 'piracy' (the data sharing kind, I presume) - it seems he will stoop to using any convenient buzzword/bogeyman.
- tempodox 12y agoWell, in absence of tangible success, what else can you do but admit failure, or otherwise produce massive amounts of hot air? It's probably easier to catch a “pirate” than a “terrorist”, so if the NSA has you believe “piracy” is a threat to National Security, then maybe they can claim some success stories after all.
- wtbob 12y agoWhy would you assume 'piracy' doesn't refer to actual piracy? It's a fairly big deal in several parts of the world.
- bainsfather 12y agoSure, many things are a 'big deal' in some parts of the world - malaria, corrupt governments, famine, domestic violence, ebola, contaminated drinking water, etc etc. Why did I presume he meant data sharing 'piracy'? Well he didn't choose to mention organised crime, of which naval piracy is a small part. It would probably be a more relevant target for sigint than e.g. Somalis in speedboats, and also more relevant to US security. The author is, imo, casting around for buzzwords/bogeymen, and he thought data sharing 'piracy' hit the right buttons.
- black_beard 12y agoBecause you don't need a strong cipher to send text messages like "Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum."
- schoen 12y agoPresumably pirates favor arrrr-C4 or arrrr-SA (both of them invented by Ronald Rivest.)