tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post1939005948313793815..comments2024-03-18T21:49:42.814-04:00Comments on Borepatch: If NSA strikes him down he will become more powerful than they can possibly imagineBorepatchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05029434172945099693noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-32860786115691466672014-08-12T21:02:40.909-04:002014-08-12T21:02:40.909-04:00I just want to know what the spy-goods are that th...I just want to know what the spy-goods are that they have on Congress and Senators, and the President.NotClauswitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14358707844087117280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-32241101866085613662014-08-11T20:55:36.624-04:002014-08-11T20:55:36.624-04:00They'll just partner up with a doorkicker agen...They'll just partner up with a doorkicker agency, shoot a few dogs, burn down a few duplexes.<br /><br />It's the "all you need to break strong encryption is 2'of garden hose full of lead shot" plan.<br /><br /><i>Pour encourager les autres</i> is just a bonus.Kenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04780425923108876647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-42169937523930238532014-08-11T16:01:56.231-04:002014-08-11T16:01:56.231-04:00Even the smartest tecchie has a pointy-haired boss...Even the smartest tecchie has a pointy-haired boss. And it is the bosses who set policy.Comrade Misfithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15404477636451308763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-79745272175320258482014-08-11T14:34:11.540-04:002014-08-11T14:34:11.540-04:00Based on their workload, it looks like half their ...Based on their workload, it looks like half their mission is spying on ex Girlfriends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-50701579963175001522014-08-11T13:20:31.769-04:002014-08-11T13:20:31.769-04:00The most delicious irony of all is this:
Half of ...The most delicious irony of all is this:<br /><br />Half of the NSA's mission is to enhance the security of communications against interception, principally through the promulgation of cryptographic technology to government users and other key national assets.<br /><br />By the stupidly hamfisted actions of the _other_ side of the agency (that is, the surveillance side), the counter-surveillance mission has been rather massively boosted. :)lelnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600824544185328505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-807663463609959012014-08-11T11:29:57.471-04:002014-08-11T11:29:57.471-04:00It is bad policy for NSA to work with industry in ...It is bad policy for NSA to work with industry in spying. The obvious result is foreign agents posing as NSA getting better access through patriotic employees at IT companies.<br /><br />Better, NSA should publicly announce that they do not do such things and therefore anyone who is trying such a thing is a spy. But they won't. Because it is obvious that NSA's real target is no longer foreign intelligence collection.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6322916946732811685.post-37073234359306090632014-08-11T11:21:45.790-04:002014-08-11T11:21:45.790-04:00"Smart guys there at Ft. Meade."
No dou..."Smart guys there at Ft. Meade."<br /><br />No doubt there are. But they keep getting overruled by the political hacks: "We can't back down now! We'll look like fools!"<br />Dave Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04813274491601970838noreply@blogger.com