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Re: latest Snowden docs show NSA intercepts all Google and Yahoo DC-to-DC traffic


From: Masataka Ohta <mohta () necom830 hpcl titech ac jp>
Date: Wed, 06 Nov 2013 08:50:06 +0900

Valdis.Kletnieks () vt edu wrote:

How do you intend to *find* the agents
who were hired at a government agency's under-the-table request that
never had a written record that the company had access to?

By memories of those who are at the table.

So one of the two people at the table you don't have a name for because
they're not an employee, and the other is either an NSA plant lying about
never being at a table, or you just gave your top network troubleshooter
a damned good reason to update their resume.

Hint:  This isn't a children's game of hide and seek, and if there *is*
an NSA plant they're not going to just smile and say "Oh, you found me".

Hint: I'm not talking about a way to have perfect security. I'm talking
about possible/good/recommended approach to improve the security without
witch hunting.

Good job at flushing out those NSA guys.  Now who are you going to
hire to replace them, and your top troubleshooter?

Feel free to hunt witches if you think it necessary.

                                                Masataka Ohta



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