Re:CIA malware and hacking tools
by ww520 on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @01:59PM
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Wikileaks has pretty good track record. I believe so far every single one of the leaks have turned out true, or no one has challenged their authenticity.
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Which is it? Your phrasing implies those are the same thing. They're not.
Re:CIA malware and hacking tools
by monochromatic on Tuesday March 07, 2017 @02:34PM
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They're not the same, but they're pretty well indistinguishable for anyone who isn't omniscient.
The CIA has a long standing "no comment" policy when asked about the authenticity of any documents. So you can't rely on the absence of a counter-claim to prove the veracity of the documents.
I wouldn't rule out an intentional leak to spread misinformation.
Re:CIA malware and hacking tools
by monochromatic on Wednesday March 08, 2017 @12:55PM
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> So you can't rely on the absence of a counter-claim to prove the veracity of the documents.
That's fine... but if no one is disputing the truth of something, there's no evidence whatsoever that it's false.