U.S. Nuke Agency Buys Internet Backbone Data (www.404media.co)
from Bangs42@lemmy.world to privacy@lemmy.ml on 09 Jul 2024 16:48
https://lemmy.world/post/17384737

A U.S. government agency tasked with supporting the nation’s nuclear deterrence capability has bought access to a data tool that claims to cover more than 90 percent of the world’s internet traffic, and can in some cases let users trace activity through virtual private networks, according to documents obtained by 404 Media.

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14th_cylon@lemm.ee on 09 Jul 2024 17:03 next collapse

oh i absolutely do believe that

  • seller of the “tool” claims that

and that

  • they spent taxpayers’ money on it

other than that, i call bullshit 😆

SteefLem@lemmy.world on 09 Jul 2024 17:13 next collapse

Reminds me of the movie Sneakers, where they steal a master key that deciphers everything… sure…

psychonova@lemmy.blahaj.zone on 09 Jul 2024 22:22 next collapse

never forget that even the tor project had a relationship with Team Cymru that everyone likes to pretend was just a normal thing for them to do… Team Cymru is kiinda creepy

refalo@programming.dev on 11 Jul 2024 20:08 collapse

wait until you find out where computers and the internet came from.

electricprism@lemmy.ml on 09 Jul 2024 23:54 next collapse

If Tesla won and Edison didn’t imagine not even needing data over wired DC when the entire internet could be wireless AC.

drspod@lemmy.ml on 10 Jul 2024 01:13 collapse

1/r^2

refalo@programming.dev on 11 Jul 2024 20:08 collapse

And people still think those calling it “crimeflare” or “mitmflare” are crazy…