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The recent hacks used NSA tech, the FBI had nothing to do with it. The OP is generalizing that un-closed vulnerabilities in the hands of any government agency are an unacceptable risk, which I agree with, but let's put the blame for the current issue where it belongs.

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Agree and edited, although it really is two units under the same government - and that's where the blame belongs.

but let's put the blame for the current issue where it belongs

Was GP generalizing, or overspecifying? Because from where I sit the responsibility (for not notifying Microsoft) does appear to lie within the Departments of Defense and Justice, and I wouldn't be surprised if the Venn diagram for the split responsibility is based on a simple division of labor.

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