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U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid unprecedented cyberattack
(www.nbcnews.com)
this post was submitted on 04 Dec 2024
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Sounds bad I guess, but the USA has been spying on us for a long time now. Is the bad part that it's China?
Bets on this being directly related to back doors that US spy agencies demand be installed?
RTFA
So, bet won?
Wouldn't surprise me. "We're doing this to be helpful to you!" is actually moustached disney villain behavior.
^ similar to the prisoners with cats gimmick. "look how nice we're being to our prisoners" is actually "stop yelling at your bunkmate or we'll take away your cat"
When a whole nation's communications are intercepted by another entity, yes, the bad part is that it's another nation. Especially an adversarial one.
This is not about individuals' personal privacy. It's about things that happen at a much larger scale. For example, leverage for political influence, or leaking of sensitive info that sometimes finds its way into unsecured channels. Mass surveillance is powerful.
Yes. Wars happen. Even corrupt politicians are nicer when their control base is inside the country.