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Canadian Spying Case Proves Floppy Drive Isn't Dead Yet

An anonymous reader writes "The details of a Canadian spying case are coming to light, including the method of copying the sensitive data from the 'secured' computer linking five countries and the Russian handlers: Copy Data into Notepad; Save File to Floppy Drive; USB Key; ???; Profit! For $3000/mo in prepaid credit cards and wire transfers."

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  1. Risk mitigation by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    TO ALL EMPLOYEES:

    Effective immediately, all documents must be at least 1.46 MB in size.

    - The mgmt

    P.S. Nobody even THINK about installing PKZIP, k?

  2. Re:What secrets do the Canadians have? Maple syrup by NoNonAlphaCharsHere · · Score: 3, Funny

    Spying on Sarah Palin's house.

  3. Re:What secrets do the Canadians have? Maple syrup by mister_playboy · · Score: 4, Funny

    Although, you could have mentioned how we kicked Yankee arse in 1812.....

    Canada wasn't a country until 1867.

    We'll liberate you yet, don't worry. Most of you have placed yourself in easy reach along the border already... :)

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  4. Re:So... by jd2112 · · Score: 3, Funny

    The AutoCAD file for the Death Star must have been humongous. Transmiting a file that large would have exceeded their data caps.

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    Any insufficiently advanced magic is indistinguishable from technology.
  5. Re:What secrets do the Canadians have? Maple syrup by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    We'll liberate you yet, don't worry. Most of you have placed yourself in easy reach along the border already... :)

    Are you really so naive?? 95+% of our 35m people (err, shock troopers hardened in the north working as jumberjacks and hunting bears with knives to survive or skinning beaver tails) is within 100km of the border. When an order is given, these troops will sweep down to the Gulf, only pausing for a minute to burn the whitehouse twice.

    Easy access goes both ways, eh? :) No wander US gov't is freaking out and spending billions on the northern border.

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