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So every time the FBI/CIA sets up a domain for a sting operation it has to be listed here? Seems like an Achilles' heel, no?

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> This repo contains USA.gov's list of public government domains and URLs that don't end in .gov or .mil.

Definitely not.

What says it has to be listed here?

https://search.gov/about/policy/govt-urls.html

"Federal executive branch agencies must ensure their non-.gov or .mil domains are on the list."

Also on this page, there is an "out of scope" list which only includes 4 things: SaaS, cloud resources, SNS sites, and code repos. I take the govt at its word--it has never lied before--so naturally covert ops must be "in-scope".

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