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It's interesting to note that Julian Assange didn't demonstrate control of the wikileaks private key during his Reddit AMA 1 month ago: https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/5n58sm/i_am_julian_as... Considering the political situation unfolding in the US and who this leak weakens, there is some evidence that wikileaks is not in the hands of a neutral party. There is clear motive right now for undermining the CIA. Th…
> the omission of emails pertaining to russia creates a narrative. Maybe Assange dislikes the taste of polonium in his tea, or something.
Well, traveling to the US I have had to fill out a green form stating that I'm not a terrorist or a 40-45 Nazi. I guess they capture a lot of pathological truth-telling terrorists/Nazis with this piece of paper
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Just like they committed to revealing exploits to the tech industry instead of hoarding them?
> Just like they committed to revealing exploits to the tech industry instead of hoarding them? I think you're letting your cynicism get in the way of truth and understanding. The US has signed and ratified a treaty committing to destroy all chemical weapons and never produce them again [1], and it has built the infrastructure to do so [2] [3]. It's conspiracy-nut territory to think the US is simultaneously stockpili…
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They're not the same, but they're pretty well indistinguishable for anyone who isn't omniscient.
The CIA has a long standing "no comment" policy when asked about the authenticity of any documents. So you can't rely on the absence of a counter-claim to prove the veracity of the documents. I wouldn't rule out an intentional leak to spread misinformation.
That's fine... but if no one is disputing the truth of something, there's no evidence whatsoever that it's false.
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Hillary was under investigation throughout the primaries, and we know from the leaks that some democratic political operatives thought it was a bad idea for her to run due to the amount of dirt out there about her.
You are being misleading. Hillary has been investigated nonstop for twenty years, and their are entire nonprofits (Judiciary Watch) funded by the right to dig up dirt on her and her family. So instead I think the opposite is true- the fact she hasn't had major (true) scandals (Benghazi and emails we know are trumped up) means she is fairly clean. Yes, she has some flaws. It is unbelievable to me that Mike Pence was u…
What country is Benghazi in? What does the leader of that country have to say about how serious Benghazi is?
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Regarding the vaccine analogy I think the problem is opposite, that the positive sides to vaccines have always been accounted for but as soon as negative attributes are brought forward they're met with ad hominem or ad absurdum. [Small rant] There are huge economical incentives to scold those who question medicines with high amounts of side effects. Do people really believe that big pharma doesn't account for a good…
Goodness. I read some really silly statements on HN from time to time but this is definitely a 1% comment. We have more scientific evidence for vaccines than we do for gravity, and frankly I am disappointed in the quality of the argumentation here. What percentage of patients developed narcolepsy? Was the study powered for that causal conclusion? Was the methodology sound? No idea, you're just spewing anecdata. Astro…
Ethics aside, the CIA looks like a cool place to work. Look at the cutting edge stuff they are up to.
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He very clearly explained his motives for not doing so in the AMA, and he gave an alternate POL by reading from the blockchain. This whole narrative of Wikileaks not being neutral is a very weird story, because they've never published anything that wasn't verified to be true. Since that's something they can't be attacked on, it seems that the strategy for discrediting Wikileaks has now become to accuse them of associ…
This whole narrative of Wikileaks not being neutral is a very weird story, because they've never published anything that wasn't verified to be true. What does the one thing have to do with the other? Just because you're truthful doesn't mean you're neutral, and nobody is seriously denying the authenticity of these files. What, exactly, have we learned here other than a spy agency knows interesting methods of spying?…
It is a rare day when I agree with you, but I think you nailed it.
This is an effective honeypot move; Lets float some shit out there to flaunt some balls and see who reacts and how... WE ARE THE CIA, BECAUSE FUCK YOU, THATS WHY!!
They are above what we have speculated in the past...
LPT: If you have a device, ANY device, know that youre monitored...
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The iOS attack breakdown lists a combination of vulnerabilities in very old versions of iOS, vulnerabilities first published by jailbreak teams, and a couple purchased vulnerabilities. The breakdown ends with a publicly jailbroken iOS version. The Smart TV implant appears to just be a modified version of an open source firmware replacement project.
> vulnerabilities first published by jailbreak teams, I guess we now know who is sponsoring these jailbreak guys and why.
One of the vulnerabilities on the iOS page is from a team I had founded a few years ago. I certainly do not recall us getting a check from the CIA.