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arely staircase

(12,482 posts) Wed Jul 10, 2013, 01:46 PM Jul 2013

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Snowden question for computer nerds

Could the Russians get the data off his laptops without him giving them physical possession?

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Snowden question for computer nerds (Original Post) arely staircase Jul 2013 OP

If he connected to their internet infrastructure at ANY TIME then the possibility skyrockets uponit7771 Jul 2013 #1

what if he didn't? arely staircase Jul 2013 #3

...low possibility if he had it turned off. uponit7771 Jul 2013 #4

LOL! They did it. So did the Chinese. One morning he awoke from a deep, deep sleep. onehandle Jul 2013 #2

low opinion of Snowden? Cronus Protagonist Jul 2013 #5

why is he toting the laptops around then? nt arely staircase Jul 2013 #6

that was a joke Cronus Protagonist Jul 2013 #9

and that is how dumb I am when it comes to such things arely staircase Jul 2013 #11

I wouldn't put it past these pros... pinboy3niner Jul 2013 #7

Depends on what "the data" is Recursion Jul 2013 #8

Even if they were to somehow get the data off of the laptops DesMoinesDem Jul 2013 #10

You have to remember Mr. Snowden is up on all this stuff. bemildred Jul 2013 #12

uponit7771

(90,364 posts)

1. If he connected to their internet infrastructure at ANY TIME then the possibility skyrockets

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 01:47 PM

Jul 2013

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)

3. what if he didn't?

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #1)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 01:49 PM

Jul 2013

does the technology exist to get data remotely from a computer that is turned off?

uponit7771

(90,364 posts)

4. ...low possibility if he had it turned off.

Reply to arely staircase (Reply #3)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 01:50 PM

Jul 2013

onehandle

(51,122 posts)

2. LOL! They did it. So did the Chinese. One morning he awoke from a deep, deep sleep.

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 01:48 PM

Jul 2013

They drugged him and took it.

Cronus Protagonist

(15,574 posts)

5. low opinion of Snowden?

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 01:52 PM

Jul 2013

No way will he have anything valuable on his laptops. It's all in iCloud on his iPhone.

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)

6. why is he toting the laptops around then? nt

Reply to Cronus Protagonist (Reply #5)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 01:54 PM

Jul 2013

Cronus Protagonist

(15,574 posts)

9. that was a joke

Reply to arely staircase (Reply #6)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 01:57 PM

Jul 2013

I thought it was obvious. As if he would use Apple to store any kind of secrets!

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)

11. and that is how dumb I am when it comes to such things

Reply to Cronus Protagonist (Reply #9)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 02:00 PM

Jul 2013

nt

pinboy3niner

(53,339 posts)

7. I wouldn't put it past these pros...

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 01:56 PM

Jul 2013

Recursion

(56,582 posts)

8. Depends on what "the data" is

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 01:56 PM

Jul 2013

I'm going to give Snowden the credit of assuming he has a decently secure OS setup on those, so the rough answer is "probably not"

DesMoinesDem

(1,569 posts)

10. Even if they were to somehow get the data off of the laptops

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 01:59 PM

Jul 2013

anything of importance would be encrypted. They aren't getting any information unless it is given to them.

bemildred

(90,061 posts)

12. You have to remember Mr. Snowden is up on all this stuff.

Reply to arely staircase (Original post)

Wed Jul 10, 2013, 02:55 PM

Jul 2013

Well trained by the CIA & NSA. Those machines will be well defended against intrusion, and the data will be encrypted. Furthermore, if Mr. Snowden is not dissembling and the data has been replicated and distributed already, as he says, it's not worth their trouble to get it, they will get it anyway when it's published.

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