Re:No one, not even the Secret Service, should randomly plug...
by gowld on Monday April 08, 2019 @08:29PM
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Or a high-level agent. There are many dimensions where level is independent of tech savvy. I'm sure >50% of Fortune 500 CEOs could be tricked in the same way -- at least among the ones who use a computer.
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Re:No one, not even the Secret Service, should randomly plug...
by meowface on Monday April 08, 2019 @10:01PM
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Absolutely. I was just thinking, perhaps naively, that a high-level Secret Service agent would be a bit more cautious and would think "I better report this thing to my superiors and not touch it at all, just in case", even if they know nothing about technology. You want cautious and paranoid people in a job like that.
Re:No one, not even the Secret Service, should randomly plug...
by pryce on Monday April 08, 2019 @09:45PM
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The only prominent former Secret Service agent I'm aware of is Dan Bongino. After viewing his output over the last couple of years, I have developed a fairly low opinion of whether a Secret Service agent chosen at random is likely to display any real insightfulness. I'm sure they're quite well trained for physical combat though.