CIA bought an encryption company and used it to spy on clients and countries

Re:CIA bought an encryption company and used it to spy on cl... by jokoon on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @05:34AM (#22307663)

Is the leak coming from wikileaks? I've heard Assange will soon go to trial. I was still wondering about that "dead's man switch", although I'm not sure it will activate if he get convicted.

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Re:CIA bought an encryption company and used it to spy on cl... by _-___________-_ on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @05:58AM (#22307790)

I read about this quite a while ago, and while it's a revelation, it doesn't seem big enough to be Assange's dead man's switch. Most people are just going to shrug at this.

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Re:CIA bought an encryption company and used it to spy on cl... by fit2rule on Wednesday February 12, 2020 @07:10AM (#22308159)

I have heard it from the crypto cognoscenti circles I know, that this is the calm before the storm and that there will be many, many more leaks to come during the actual trial period.

The idea is to point out to the world that Julian isn't the only leaker.

This terrifies the spook establishment, and they are therefore preparing for their own campaign of controlled releases, designed to dull the general publics' appetite for the subject.

I mean, this is all conjecture and hearsay, but it sure is an interesting time to be watching the show. I do believe we are seeing a cyberwar, like legitimately, underneath all the battle reports ..

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