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HipChick

(25,615 posts) Mon Jun 10, 2013, 07:16 AM Jun 2013

Who is paying for Snowden's hotel in Hong Kong?

A plush hotel there will easily run $300+ per night..he's been hold up for 3 weeks..

Is he using an unsecured hotel wi-fi? Those are super easy to track/tap..

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Who is paying for Snowden's hotel in Hong Kong? (Original Post) HipChick Jun 2013 OP

Is it the dirtytrickster who paid for e fake riot at Miami Dade Courthouse that stopped the refund? graham4anything Jun 2013 #1

Well, if he was really making $200k a year as a government contractor geckosfeet Jun 2013 #2

Salaries for jobs in HI are higher...he was getting expenses paid onto off a base rate HipChick Jun 2013 #3

"Secure" wi-fi is also very easy to track Recursion Jun 2013 #4

graham4anything

(11,464 posts)

1. Is it the dirtytrickster who paid for e fake riot at Miami Dade Courthouse that stopped the refund?

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 07:20 AM

Jun 2013

geckosfeet

(9,644 posts)

2. Well, if he was really making $200k a year as a government contractor

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 07:21 AM

Jun 2013

he was being paid through our tax money. I am sure that he was able to save a few dollars. So in a very real sense we are.

Unless China is trying to make point after President Obama publicly made a point of calling them out for hacking our internet infrastructure. So they may be putting him up and enjoying the show.

HipChick

(25,615 posts)

3. Salaries for jobs in HI are higher...he was getting expenses paid onto off a base rate

Reply to geckosfeet (Reply #2)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 07:24 AM

Jun 2013

But he was only there for 3 months...

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

4. "Secure" wi-fi is also very easy to track

Reply to HipChick (Original post)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 07:32 AM

Jun 2013

I assume a guy who uses a hood to cover his laptop when he types his password also doesn't trust any security except at the Transport layer.

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