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In reply to the discussion: Photos of an NSA “upgrade” factory show Cisco router getting implant [View all]Aerows
(39,961 posts)And I want everyone who defends the NSA, etc. to really think about this, especially the people that work for them or contractors that do.
It's really easy to think about this in abstract terms when it is somebody you don't know. The problem is that when there is that much power at the fingertips of that many people, no matter how much power YOU think you have, this kind of thing will end up impacting YOU or someone you love.
Law Enforcement agencies are using this information to prosecute people and don't tell the defense where they got it. Do you honestly think that eventually, the chickens won't come home to roost and impact YOUR life? Because it will. When you make a monster, eventually it arrives at your door.
Don't bother responding with the "but they aren't really doing x, y & z" equivocations, because we all know they are. This was just a food for thought post that you should think very hard about defending a program that will someday impact your life either on you or someone you care about.