<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>What I'm really concerned about is the horror scenario of smart NSA hackers going into the cyber mafia underground for their next well-paid job when NSA is going to be defunded in a serious way. We should really be looking at providing positive alternatives for these talented people. <br><br><span style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); ">Peter H. Hellmonds</span><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><<a href="mailto:peter.hellmonds@hellmonds.eu">peter.hellmonds@hellmonds.eu</a>></div><div style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(26, 26, 26, 0.292969); -webkit-composition-fill-color: rgba(175, 192, 227, 0.230469); -webkit-composition-frame-color: rgba(77, 128, 180, 0.230469); "><br></div></div><div><br>On 03.01.2014, at 04:35, Phillip Hallam-Baker <<a href="mailto:hallam@gmail.com">hallam@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><div><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><br></div><div>We might not be able to stop the NSA but those are not the actors I am most worried about. There are governments with rather worse ambitions and thanks to Snowden their cyber-attack agencies have just received carte blanche level funding.</div>
<div><br></div><div>We can certainly stop the Russian mafia from stealing money from our banks and stop vandals attacking power and water plants.</div><div><br></div><div>We can also modify the behavior of the NSA so that they think really hard before they authorize a program. From now on they are going to be thinking about the likelihood that any new program they authorize ends up on the front page of the NYT. </div></div><div><br></div>-- <br>Website: <a href="http://hallambaker.com/">http://hallambaker.com/</a><br>
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