The FBI’s latest mission: Be cool enough to recruit hackers

Posted by NN88 on Friday September 02, 2016 @04:01PM
from the washingtonpost.com dept.

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Re:The FBI’s latest mission: Be cool enough to recruit hackers by mtgx on Friday September 02, 2016 @04:50PM (#12416181)

Arguing pro-encryption is so 2013. What's cool in 2016 is arguing against encryption - apparently:

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Re:The FBI’s latest mission: Be cool enough to recruit hackers by brett_shavers on Friday September 02, 2016 @06:34PM (#12416754)

Coercion has always worked too. Bust a hacker, threaten a decade in prison, and BOOM! the Feds recruited a hacker.

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Re:The FBI’s latest mission: Be cool enough to recruit hackers by gbarc888 on Friday September 02, 2016 @04:11PM (#12415912)

They have to compete with the CIA and NSA for hackers.

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