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An update on state-sponsored activity
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#12One can delete the 'amp/' suffix on the URL to get a version which works just fine without JavaScript: https://www.blog.google/technology/safety-security/update-st...
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#13They can't tell you when their own government goes fishing in their pond so they talk about Iran instead.
At this point I'm actually less worried about the NSA and their friends then the NRA and theirs.
As someone who is - or has been - a member of all of: the NRA, Gun Owners of America, Citizens Committee For The Right To Keep And Bear Arms, the Second Amendment Foundation, and Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, I have to ask "why?" What exactly about NRA members and associates scares you?
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#14The number of channels and accounts identified strikes me as low.
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#15> Technical data associated with these actors is strongly linked to the official IRIB IP address space.
I've always been under the impression that IP addresses aren't always reliable indicators of identity, has this changed?
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#16Earlier quoted context omitted.
At this point I'm actually less worried about the NSA and their friends then the NRA and theirs.
As someone who is - or has been - a member of all of: the NRA, Gun Owners of America, Citizens Committee For The Right To Keep And Bear Arms, the Second Amendment Foundation, and Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, I have to ask "why?" What exactly about NRA members and associates scares you?
By "friends" I was referring to reports that the NRA has been a front for the Russian government as an agent of social division.
Here I am, breaking HN rules by making a political statement, but if the facts are true (and I believe them to be), it is indeed an issue of relevance to the "hacker community".
> What exactly about NRA members and associates scares you?
If you think the following link (an NRA commercial) is ok, then you terrify me:
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#17Earlier quoted context omitted.
As someone who is - or has been - a member of all of: the NRA, Gun Owners of America, Citizens Committee For The Right To Keep And Bear Arms, the Second Amendment Foundation, and Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, I have to ask "why?" What exactly about NRA members and associates scares you?
By "friends" I was referring to reports that the NRA has been a front for the Russian government as an agent of social division. Here I am, breaking HN rules by making a political statement, but if the facts are true (and I believe them to be), it is indeed an issue of relevance to the "hacker community". > What exactly about NRA members and associates scares you? If you think the following link (an NRA commercial) i…
By "friends" I as referring to reports that the NRA has been a front for the Russian government as an agent of social division.
Meh. Russian government, American government, whatever. I consider them all the enemy.
If you think the following link (an NRA commercial) is ok, then you terrify me:
LOL. It's not my favorite ad, but that's mainly because I'm not a Republican and every time I hear "they" in that ad I know they're talking about "the left" or "the democrats" while in my mind "they" should actually be "the government" in general. shrug
Of course that Republican leaning bias is probably the main reason I don't support the NRA as actively as I might otherwise. If they would stick to 2A issues and nothing else, I'd be much more in their corner.
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#18Interesting that the Russians chose to use Microsoft instead of Google[1].
[1] https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/08/microsoft-shuts-...
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#19Earlier quoted context omitted.
At this point I'm actually less worried about the NSA and their friends then the NRA and theirs.
As someone who is - or has been - a member of all of: the NRA, Gun Owners of America, Citizens Committee For The Right To Keep And Bear Arms, the Second Amendment Foundation, and Jews for the Preservation of Firearms Ownership, I have to ask "why?" What exactly about NRA members and associates scares you?
I remember several years ago the NRA publicly declared they would become more active in conservative politics, that's when they went downhill in my book. They used to be single issue and not partisan, but they decided the 2nd amendment was a "conservative" issue. Maybe that's when the Russians got involved, I don't know.
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#20> three email accounts
three. email. accounts. I'm feeling safer already!
Truthfully, it's disconcerting that this is being presented with a straight face. Although thinking positively, maybe the larger campaign is a sign that the four standard horsemen - "terrorists", "pedophiles", "drugs", and "money laundering" - are getting tired.
It's also interesting how quickly the sabre-rattlers got this to play with the political team that is usually less jingoistic.