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Re: I am the reason we cannot have nice things on the Internet.
From: Thomas Quinlan <tom () thomasquinlan com>
Date: Thu, 23 Oct 2014 01:09:45 +0100
I don't know anything about anything past my (now expired?) US Secret Clearance. The issue as I see it is that regardless of right / wrong, the bigger issue is trust. No one can trust the NSA and what it has to say. It's not just a matter of the fact that it's a spook organisation. The issue is two-fold:
1 - "We constantly save you but won't tell you from what or how." The boy who cried wolf at least told us there was a wolf.
2 - People like Alexander go on to "not" use the information learned at the NSA to charge $1,000,000 a month. (They also "don't" hire people actively still working there on the side.) It just rings so hollow.
Having worked at Booz I know the basics and that there are two sides to the story. The NSA side is arguably more difficult but they start by aiming two guns at their feet.
PS - As a dual US/UK citizen living in London I get both the NSA & GCHQ to think about!
On 22 October 2014 22:43:39 Andreas Lindh <andreas.lindh () isecure se> wrote:
Dave, I read that piece and thought it was quite well written. I also think that you¹re wrong on several accounts. First of all, the US is not the Internet. Saying that it¹s a good thing that the US has "the most sophisticated cyber arsenal of any other country on the planet² is just irrelevant in this context. You are addressing the claim that the US is the biggest threat to the Internet, not to other countries who happen to have a presence on the Internet. This is an Internet issue, not some military dick waving contest. Also, considering the US habit of starting wars, I¹d wager that large parts of the world actually think it would be an even better thing if the US did not have such an awesome arsenal at all. Second, you claim that the US is not hacking for competitive advantages. I get that you¹ve been a part of this machinery and probably knows what you¹re talking about, but still. Should we just take your word for it? And if so, why should your word carry more weight than when China says the exact same thing? Third, using ³but everyone else is doing it too² as an excuse is just childish. This is not a US military issue, this is about privacy for _everyone_. Andreas Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/expert-here-are-4-things-edward-snowden-gets -wildly-wrong-about-the-nsa-2014-10#ixzz3GuB8jeC4 On 2014-10-22 19:37, "Dave Aitel" <dave () immunityinc com> wrote: >Article that dropped today. I have learned from the comments that I am >the reason we cannot have nice things: >http://www.businessinsider.com/expert-here-are-4-things-edward-snowden-get >s-wildly-wrong-about-the-nsa-2014-10 > >Prepub Review Document: >https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B0jFP8bCQAA_jxQ.jpg:large > >Next week I'm going to give a talk here, available for beers/heckling! >http://www.eventbrite.com/e/georgia-tech-cyber-security-summit-2014-ticket >s-11887603141 > >-dave > > ---------- _______________________________________________ Dailydave mailing list Dailydave () lists immunityinc com https://lists.immunityinc.com/mailman/listinfo/dailydave
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- I am the reason we cannot have nice things on the Internet. Dave Aitel (Oct 22)
- Re: I am the reason we cannot have nice things on the Internet. Andreas Lindh (Oct 22)
- Re: I am the reason we cannot have nice things on the Internet. Thomas Quinlan (Oct 22)
- Re: I am the reason we cannot have nice things on the Internet. Thomas Quinlan (Oct 22)
- Re: I am the reason we cannot have nice things on the Internet. Parity (Oct 28)
- Re: I am the reason we cannot have nice things on the Internet. Michal Zalewski (Oct 22)
- Re: I am the reason we cannot have nice things on the Internet. Andreas Lindh (Oct 22)