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In reply to the discussion: "I found Bannon's tools. Federal authorities have it all now." [View all]tinrobot
(10,900 posts)59. Only if people can find the needle in the haystack.
Open up a server with an obscure address, then pass the address to Russia. Nobody else notices the server, but the data finds its way to the desired place. Nobody else notices the server because it has an obscure name and gets lost in the vastness of the internet.
They can then claim they didn't give the info to Russia willingly. They were "hacked" and it was "stolen." Plausible deniability.
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Thank you for these links. I get Techdirt posts frequently but don't remember these.
ancianita
Mar 2018
#58
Okay, thanks. It is just so odd that Spectrum is involved.....that's DeVos, right?
dameatball
Mar 2018
#36
Agree didn't Cruz campaign manager boast they had the best nice targeting campaign in history?
grantcart
Mar 2018
#24
I posted some links in a different thread sortof showing how it kicked off
BumRushDaShow
Mar 2018
#34
This sounds like good news, especially "forensic evidence of multiple crimes" can be...
PearliePoo2
Mar 2018
#25
I doubt it. CA would be worse off if they left data open for anyone to access
blake2012
Mar 2018
#38
Yes, it is. There's more, but that's what opens more doors for prosecutors.
herding cats
Mar 2018
#49