Kevin Mitnick on NSA Leaks

19 points·mikemoka··7 comments

Mitnick, who probably knows something more than the general public about the topic, has recently retweeted this link

http://blog.knowbe4.com/bid/297153/did-china-leak-prism-deliberately

source: https://twitter.com/kevinmitnick

(see the comments for an active version of the links)

> That indicates that there is potentially some very significant leak of someone who is violating their oath

Regardless if he swore to other oaths, this one is THE MOST important and succeeds all others: "I swear to protect US soil from enemies foreign and domestic". It says nothing as of how you are supposed to (or being forced to) execute this oath.

http://blog.knowbe4.com/bid/297153/did-china-leak-prism-deli...

source: https://twitter.com/kevinmitnick

Even if the scandal was a side effect of Chinese spying (a speculation at this time), what matters is that this broad surveillance is threatening democracy.

I think Snowden has chosen the best place to go. He wouldn't be safe anywhere in Europe. Likely not even in Iceland, where there is a US military base. The US has entered in Mexico and other countries to capture suspects without authorization. I bet they would do the same in Iceland, despite the political cost, but not in Hong Kong.

Why does Kevin Mitnick know more than the general public on this topic?

I immediately had that thought, but he knows more than "the general public", he might not know more than "informed people on the internet".

Still a waste of time.

I think he means in terms of of understanding, not knowledge.

two articles that may be someway related:

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-06-13/snowden-links-being...

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/06/11/obamaxi_presidential...

(see my other comment for the original links)

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