31 Dec
2013
31 Dec
'13
8:45 a.m.
I think there needs to be some clarification on how these tools get used, how often they're used, and if they're ever cleaned up when no longer part of an active operation. Of course we'll never get that.
Highly unlikely, I'd say.
The amount of apologists with the attitude "this isn't a big deal, nothing to see here, the NSA does this kind of thing" is kind of shocking for this community; especially with the information that's been released over the past few months.
This whole backdoor business is a very, very, dangerous game.
It *is* a big deal. And if you want to get even more scared, listen to Jacob Appelbaum's talk at the CCC here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0w36GAyZIA Steinar Haug, Nethelp consulting, sthaug@nethelp.no