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As if anybody here needs a reason to be wary of what you do online, this essay shares how a foreign adversary used back doors that were intentionally put in place to spy on Americans and how the rest of the world probably has the same back doors.

I especially appreciate the phrase "nerd harder" and the quote, "The laws of mathematics are very commendable, but the only law that applies in Australia is the law of Australia".

How can IT folk help politicans to understand?

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[-] Treczoks@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

That is 100% correct. Nonetheless, the US agencies assumed that they were smarter than basically all of the security community and common sense.

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