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PowerToThePeople

(9,610 posts) Sun Sep 22, 2013, 01:05 AM Sep 2013

Linux creator admits NSA demanded backdoor

http://www.salon.com/2013/09/19/linux_creator_admits_nsa_demanded_backdoor/

Linus Torvalds prompts nervous laughter at panel, admitting the government wanted access to operating system.

The NSA is not going to give up easily.

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Linux creator admits NSA demanded backdoor (Original Post) PowerToThePeople Sep 2013 OP

Torvalds responded “no” while nodding his head “yes,” as the audience broke into spontaneous laughte bananas Sep 2013 #1

Linux is relatively safe even IF NSA gets to one important player... TroglodyteScholar Sep 2013 #2

Indeed, my friend PrestonLocke Oct 2013 #4

The United States of America is now a surveillance state. woo me with science Oct 2013 #3

bananas

(27,509 posts)

1. Torvalds responded “no” while nodding his head “yes,” as the audience broke into spontaneous laughte

Reply to PowerToThePeople (Original post)

Sun Sep 22, 2013, 01:11 AM

Sep 2013

Torvalds was also asked if he had ever been approached by the U.S. government to insert a backdoor into Linux. Torvalds responded “no” while (nodding) his head “yes,” as the audience broke into spontaneous laughter.

TroglodyteScholar

(5,477 posts)

2. Linux is relatively safe even IF NSA gets to one important player...

Reply to bananas (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 22, 2013, 11:45 AM

Sep 2013

PrestonLocke

(217 posts)

4. Indeed, my friend

Reply to TroglodyteScholar (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 02:13 PM

Oct 2013

Let's hope we are correct!

woo me with science

(32,139 posts)

3. The United States of America is now a surveillance state.

Reply to PowerToThePeople (Original post)

Thu Oct 24, 2013, 04:56 AM

Oct 2013

Let that sink in a bit.

The United States of America is now a surveillance state.

Corporate rule is a cancer destroying this country. This country is by now so deeply and pervasively corrupted that we have a 24/7 propaganda machine arguing with us that it's no big deal.

The propaganda machine lies.

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