Re: [free-software-melb] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WIKILEAKS, Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed

2017-03-07 Thread Glenn McIntosh
On 08/03/17 14:14, Russell Coker wrote: > True. I think I've done my share of work in securing Linux systems both > directly through working on SE Linux and indirectly through finding bugs in > various daemons and applications (often due to SE Linux policy revealing > inappropriate things).

Re: [free-software-melb] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WIKILEAKS, Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed

2017-03-07 Thread jason
On Wed, 8 Mar 2017 03:05:00 PM russ...@coker.com.au wrote: > Jason, your analysis is insightful and well written. But I disagree with > this > paragraph. The above article gives a clear example of the problems with > a "release all information" approach. Releasing government information >

Re: [free-software-melb] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WIKILEAKS, Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed

2017-03-07 Thread Russell Coker
On Wed, 8 Mar 2017 01:46:00 PM Andri Effendi wrote: > I think people who dismiss Assange or Snowden as "Russian Agent(s)" are > bonkers and have been manipulated by the MSM. I have never suggested that Snowden is a Russian agent. He merely resides in Russia, there is no evidence of him favoring

Re: [free-software-melb] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WIKILEAKS, Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed

2017-03-07 Thread Russell Coker
On Wed, 8 Mar 2017 01:12:16 PM Adrian Colomitchi wrote: > > Also remember that Assange seems to be a Russian agent. > > Oh, really? Yes, anyone who claims that Russia has an open government is on the Russian side. For all the flaws of the US government it doesn't openly kill journalists that

Re: [free-software-melb] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WIKILEAKS, Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed

2017-03-07 Thread Adrian Colomitchi
> This isn't really news. From the two messages: "Security by obscurity in these areas" vs "Assange is ..." - which one would you consider relevant for you? The very page linked in the original poster: "The CIA made these systems unclassified. Why the CIA chose to make its cyberarsenal

Re: [free-software-melb] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: WIKILEAKS, Vault 7: CIA Hacking Tools Revealed

2017-03-07 Thread Russell Coker
This isn't really news. After Snowden's information this is something most people expected. https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2017/01/assange-man-in-the-news/512243/ Also remember that Assange seems to be a Russian agent. -- Sent from my Nexus 6P with K-9 Mail.