On Sun, 03 May 2015 18:36:12 -0600 Mirimir <mirimir@riseup.net> wrote:
On 05/03/2015 04:58 PM, Juan wrote:
On Sat, 02 May 2015 21:14:35 -0600 Mirimir <mirimir@riseup.net> wrote:
I won't quote much, but I can't resist sharing this: "And it’s a matter of record that Ed [Snowden] trusted his life to Tor, because he saw from the other side that it worked."
Huh? 'trusted his life', how? It's a matter of record that you are quoting a guy making a baseless assertion in some random blog.
He initially reached out to Glenn and Laura via Tor (Tails, as I recall reading). If the NSA has totally pwned Tor, they would arguably have detected that.
For starters when he contacted Poitras he was still working for the american nazi government. He wasn't in any 'watch list' (rather he was the one making such lists) - His actions were not 'detected' because nobody was interested in 'detecting' them. So, there goes your theory...
We know that they focus on encrypted stuff, and one would hope that they monitor their staff and consultants.
I don't think so. Snowden was 'one of them'.
But then, maybe it's all bullshit. I certainly have no inside info.
Also, Snowden didn't plan to remain anonymous and didn't remain anonymous except for a few days. So, there isn't any evidence of tor working, except for a few days, at best. Although even that is unwarranted. Bottom line, this "trusted his life to Tor" is just cheap rhetoric.
I wonder what the haters say to that. Actually, I know: "He's a double agent, and it's all a con." Amirite?
Snowden keeps sounding like an american nationalist. That's a big red flag.
He's clearly an American nationalist. He's said repeatedly that he released stuff through reporters, rather than directly, in order to reduce the risk of hurting US interests. Is that a "red flag"? I would have rather seen it all, but de gustibus non est disputandem ;)
Yes, I think it's a red flag. I'm guessing you disagree(?) but I don't know exactly how to read your remark about different people and different tastes...