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Report: Russia and China Crack Encrypted Snowden Files

New submitter garyisabusyguy writes with word that, according to London's Sunday Times, "Russia and China have cracked the top-secret cache of files stolen by the fugitive US whistleblower Edward Snowden, forcing MI6 to pull agents out of live operations in hostile countries, according to senior officials in Downing Street, the Home Office and the security services," and suggests this non-paywalled Reuters version, too. "MI6 has decided that it is too dangerous to operate in Russia or China," writes the submitter. "This removes intelligence capabilities that have existed throughout the Cold War, and which may have helped to prevent a 'hot' nuclear war. Have the actions of Snowden, and, apparently, the use of weak encryption, made the world less safe?"

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  1. Re:Proof by aralin · · Score: 5, Funny

    USA does not need a proof! If we say something you have to trust us! We are the good guys! You hate to trust us! Why would we lie? We are always right! How do you even dare to ask for proof? Traitor. Terrorist! We are coming for you!

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