Why it’s so hard to keep up with how the U.S. gov't is spying on its own people

Re:Why it’s so hard to keep up with how the U.S. gov't is sp... by voidz on Monday November 23, 2015 @11:25AM (#10615430)

"There is a reason for all the secrecy: The government argues it has a vested interest in keeping capabilities secret so that terrorists and other targets aren't able to figure out how to evade surveillance. That's one of the reasons some intelligence officials were quick to blame Snowden in the wake of the recent Paris attacks, arguing his revelations may have given terrorists a road map for how evade detection."

Didn't they use unencrypted SMS messages to coordinate?

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Re:Why it’s so hard to keep up with how the U.S. gov't is sp... by etiam on Monday November 23, 2015 @11:29AM (#10615450)

"But no evidence has yet emerged that the attacks were coordinated using tools that protected communications through encryption, a security tool Snowden often recommends to everyday users looking to ensure their digital privacy. In fact, the information available so far suggests that the attackers sent an unencrypted text to coordinate the launch of the attack, and several of them had been known to Belgian investigators."

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Re:Why it’s so hard to keep up with how the U.S. gov't is sp... by voidz on Monday November 23, 2015 @11:34AM (#10615468)

Oh. Thanks. Seems I misunderstood "text" in this context... In our country we're used to calling this SMS messages and I can never get used to "text messages". Hat tip to you.

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Re:Why it’s so hard to keep up with how the U.S. gov't is sp... by txru on Monday November 23, 2015 @11:39AM (#10615493)

They've just been waiting to use phrases like these since Snowden went public. There just hasn't been a large enough terror attack to justify it.

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