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I think everyone understands/expects espionage, it's the public 'weaponization' of the information that makes Russia a particularly bad actor. If Russia had no
by toddchambery 10y ago
I think everyone understands/expects espionage, it's the public 'weaponization' of the information that makes Russia a particularly bad actor.
If Russia had not released the DNC emails (or had somehow done so surreptitiously) to queer the US election, there would be no story to report on.
- tdkl 10y agoHow quickly we forget things. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet
- toddchambery 10y agoDid the media incorrectly implicate the actors in that case?
- tdkl 10y agoThe argument is that if Country A uses cyber warfare it's "good", but if country R does it, it's "bad". While both are doing the exact same thing, as I said above.
- keymone 10y agoIf country R hacking other countries is an accepted fact, why all the whining about it being covered in media? It is a big deal.
- joshmaker 10y agoIs trying to stop a country from obtaining nuclear weapons in violation of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty really morally equivalent to interference with a democratic election?