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post Thu 16th August 2007, 6:35am
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Program shows CIA behind Wikipedia entries
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By Michael Edwards The world according to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia is in a constant state of update, as tens of thousands of contributors work to ...
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post Thu 16th August 2007, 6:39am
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The world according to the online encyclopedia Wikipedia is in a constant state of update, as tens of thousands of contributors work to ensure the site's content is correct.

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post Thu 16th August 2007, 1:04pm
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They could at least be editing Arabic Wikipedia. Oh wait, they can't speak Arabic. Notice that the scroll bar is on the left side.

NSA uses TOR because they are 1337.


My point still stands that all they need to do is create usernames? No? Or are the TOR links hardblocked?

Also - if CIA uses TOR, and TOR is under complete block would not all the CIA edits be blocked?
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post Thu 16th August 2007, 1:35pm
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QUOTE(GlassBeadGame @ Wed 15th August 2007, 6:38pm) *

They could at least be editing Arabic Wikipedia. Oh wait, they can't speak Arabic. Notice that the scroll bar is on the left side.

NSA uses TOR because they are 1337.


My point still stands that all they need to do is create usernames? No? Or are the TOR links hardblocked?

Also — if CIA uses TOR, and TOR is under complete block would not all the CIA edits be blocked?


Look, everybody knows the CIA is just a Punch-&-Judy, Dog-&-Pony, Sockpinocchio Divertimento of the NSA. It's their job to get caught doing silly putty stuff.

AlertDivert The Media !!!

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post Thu 16th August 2007, 1:41pm
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"We are the CIA. We are above the TOR"
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post Thu 16th August 2007, 1:48pm
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"We are the CIA. We are above the TOR"


CIAO, BABY !!!

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post Thu 16th August 2007, 3:49pm
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Has Jimbo made a public statement about this yet? One of the early articles I think it said he declined to comment until he learned more.

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post Thu 16th August 2007, 4:24pm
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Has Jimbo made a public statement about this yet? One of the early articles I think it said he declined to comment until he learned more.

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Has Jimbo made a public statement about this yet? One of the early articles I think it said he declined to comment until he learned more.

Unusual for Jimbo... wacko.gif

Well, he can't always claim to be in the wilds of India, with a bad internet connection (ref: Essjay debacle). Incidentally, if Jimbo was in India, he was probably in Bangalore, or Delhi, where the internet connections are better than parts of the USA. But never mind.
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post Thu 16th August 2007, 4:50pm
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QUOTE(Disillusioned Lackey @ Thu 16th August 2007, 7:04am) *

QUOTE(GlassBeadGame @ Wed 15th August 2007, 6:38pm) *

They could at least be editing Arabic Wikipedia. Oh wait, they can't speak Arabic. Notice that the scroll bar is on the left side.

NSA uses TOR because they are 1337.


My point still stands that all they need to do is create usernames? No? Or are the TOR links hardblocked?

Also - if CIA uses TOR, and TOR is under complete block would not all the CIA edits be blocked?


The NSA has technology so advanced that we can only guess at it. The TOR thing was meant as a joke. They have machines so fast that depending on your relative perspective the network packets might arrive before they are sent. I think they could manage to avoid IP blocks or even detection.

So great is lure of their technology that the NSA can attract the very best people almost regardless of any political or ethical reservations. This creates a powerful dynamic in their favor. I'm pretty sure many devs seek software security that is good enough to frustrate exploits except NSA stuff.

Hint: At least one comment in this post is also intended as a joke.
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