I usually don't link to news article comments, but this is right on the money regarding the spy story publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.cโ€ฆ
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@clemensv I have a lot more reason to doubt anything the US government (or your employer, for that matter) utters than Mr Snowden
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@stilkov I don't think he'd necessarily know. Machines getting compromised that way seems not to uncommon as per the travel warnings I get.
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Replying to @clemensv
@clemensv I don't know how proficient he actually is, but that's not the point: Speculation just serves to discredit him (aiding the enemy)

Jul 12, 2013 ยท 4:17 PM UTC

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Replying to @stilkov
@stilkov there are no winners in that story on any side outside the gov't.
Gabe Rivera @gaberivera
11 Jul 2013
NSA is doing solid work destroying trust in US firms. If Congress ever limits its funding, it should pivot to PR for foreign cloud services.