NSA: IS uses Snowden leaks to evade US intelligence
I don’t know how much I believe this, but a former NSA fellow says that IS has learned from the Snowden leaks how to avoid US intelligence gathering techniques, according to the Washington Times;
Chris Inglis was the NSA’s deputy director during Mr. Snowden’s flood of documents to the news media last year. Mr. Snowden disclosed how the agency eavesdrops, including spying on Internet communications such as emails and on the Web’s ubiquitous social media.
Asked by The Washington Times if the Islamic State has studied Mr. Snowden’s documents and taken action, Mr. Inglis answered, “Clearly.”
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The top-secret spill has proven ready-made for the Islamic State (also referred to as ISIL or ISIS). It relies heavily on Internet channels to communicate internally and to spread propaganda.
I’m sure that it’s nothing that Joe Biden can’t overcome though, but I’m also pretty sure that there aren’t very many members of IS who can read well enough to sort through that stuff.
Category: Terror War
“We’ll pursue IS to the gates of hell!”.
“Snowden, well not so much. After all we don’t want to talk about any government screw ups that occurred on Emperor Obama…wait, did I say Emperor? My bad, I meant President Obama. I’m dealing with of lot of different titles and handles these days folks so the Emperor thing is just a big never mind. No more questions please, no more questions at this time. Mr. Biden has a “phone it in” appearance to not make in the Senate today”.
You mean ‘King Putt’ there, Sparks?
If Al Gore hadn’t invented the Internet, we wouldn’t be having this conversation right now. We need to be sure that the blame for this rests squarely on the shoulders of those most responsible.
Yet another reason to give Snowden 165 grains behind the ear…
The ones at the top of the pile are probably smart enough to read and understand it – and tell the others what to do.
I call BS.
I call BS.
ISIS supposedly has quite a few British members and folks from other countries who are pretty tech savvy.
The idea of them gleaning through wiki leaks and the shit Snowden put out isnt far-fetched.