Information Assurance by NSA – Official GitHub Account

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11 pointsjweir4 comments

I wonder, is it wise running NSA scripts on my computer, but then again, most probably the NSA has already backdoored it.

As a former contractor, I find this hilarious.

Care to elaborate? There does not appear to be anything funny about it.

I suppose I should say ironic rather than hilarious.

From day one you're drowned in briefings and presentations on secrecy; they make it a point to declare how devastating it would be if "they" knew anything at all about "our" methods or means.

Thus, I find it ironic, to the point I now laugh aloud, that an organization so incredibly buttoned-up, clinging to secrecy, now hosts open-source (right?) software on the servers of a separate organization known for its contributions to transparency.

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