Maybe #gchq does actually have a #backbone , after telling the #nsa they would not help #coverup #theguardian #story on #edwardsnowden and his #leaks that #embarrassed the #us https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022.. Apparently this did #stress the #fiveeyes #relationship , but to be honest I'm impressed that they actually did something good.
#snowden pointing out that #cnn #hire tonnes of ex- #cia #fbi and #nsa #operatives https://twitter.com/Snowden/status/14545.. Talk about a #revolving #door ... The #uk has a different problem, you have #civilservents being #hired by #bigtech #socialmedia - the ex- #liberaldemocrats #leader #nickclegg is now in some high position at #facebook ! It's a similar story for these other locations. Madness.
And there you have it folks, the #nsa #developed and then #pressured #networking #companies ( #juniper ) to put a #dualec #encryption #backdoor into their #firmware https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/14334.. How many times to do I have to say this? *Any backdoor you put in for yourself, can be easily #exploited by your enemy!* Sure, you covered the side-entrance into the castle with a bush, but it *will* eventually be discovered and when it is, you better not sleep easy.
Honestly I'm surprised the #nsa doesn't just give people #lockeddown #smart #phones in the first place: https://media.defense.gov/2020/Jul/28/20.. You *cannot* trust humans to not make mistakes. It would be better to have a text/voice only #encrypted device with limited functionality. #software #updates could be handled in person with #id #verification - but of course they will never do this as politicians would get upset.