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[As a non American] Why?

• acqq 11y ago
  MD stands for Maryland: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland#Economy http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryland#Economy
  • TranceMan 11y ago
    So relevant is: Maryland's economy takes advantage of the close location of the center of government in Washington, D.C. and emphasizes technical and administrative tasks for the defense/aerospace industry and bio-research laboratories, as well as staffing of satellite government headquarters in the suburban or exurban Baltimore/Washington area. Ft. Meade serves as the headquarters of the Defense Information Systems Agency, United States Cyber Command, and the National Security Agency/Central Security Service. In addition, a number of educational and medical research institutions are located in the state. In fact, the various components of The Johns Hopkins University and its medical research facilities are now the largest single employer in the Baltimore area. Altogether, white collar technical and administrative workers comprise 25 percent of Maryland's labor force, attributable in part to nearby Maryland being a part of the Washington Metro Area where the federal government office employment is relatively high.
• sago 11y ago
  Because the NSA uses US law to require companies to include compromised algorithms and backdoors in their products, and uses gagging orders to prevent the company from admitting their products have been compromised. I'm not suggesting they are the only country in that situation, nor that there is any sure-fire way to make sure you aren't hamstrung. But I think it is a good rule of thumb to not rely on US crypto.