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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsEXCLUSIVE: US hacks Chinese mobile phone companies, steals SMS data: Edward Snowden
The US government is hacking Chinese mobile phone companies to steal millions of text messages, Edward Snowden has told the South China Morning Post. And the former National Security Agency contractor claims he has the evidence to prove it.
The former CIA technician and NSA contractor, hiding in Hong Kong after the US sought his arrest, made the claims after revealing to the Post that...
The former CIA technician and NSA contractor, hiding in Hong Kong after the US sought his arrest, made the claims after revealing to the Post that...
http://www.scmp.com/
Other headlines in the South China Morning Post -- (I've used up my free articles allotment. It's interesting that SCMP is getting Snowden exclusives now.)
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EXCLUSIVE: US hacks Chinese mobile phone companies, steals SMS data: Edward Snowden (Original Post)
FarCenter
Jun 2013
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think
(11,641 posts)1. The NSA probably shares this data with the Chinese govt so it's OK
FarCenter
(19,429 posts)2. The Chinese official media has been pretty quiet
They seem happy to let Hong Kong stew about it.
creeksneakers2
(7,476 posts)3. traitor
pnwmom
(109,020 posts)4. And the purpose of this release is what?
To serve his Chinese handlers?
Oh, but he only has the purest motives. Otherwise he'd be living in a Chinese palace and petting a phoenix.
think
(11,641 posts)5. It's got to be a Libertarian plot to get Rand in the White House
And Rand will then pardon Snowden and declare martial law.....