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Re:Insurgents Hack U.S. Drones by simonw on Thursday December 17, 2009 @02:06AM (#1000591)
Awesome quote: "Fixing the security gap would have caused delays, according to current and former military officials. It would have added to the Predator’s price. Some officials worried that adding encryption would make it harder to quickly share time-sensitive data within the U.S. military, and with allies."
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Re:Insurgents Hack U.S. Drones by rapind on Thursday December 17, 2009 @12:13PM (#1001383)
Sounds almost like typical client demands.

"Seriously man, you're going to want to encrypt this. I know it's an extra 10k, but you've already spent 50 million. And I really think we should stick with Blue on the wings."

"Nah, ditch the encryption. We're already over budget. But please do change the wings to green... wait red... now let's see your blue again?"

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