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Brazil begins laying its own Internet cables to avoid U.S. surveillance

by TLTheLiberator
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Brazil begins laying its own Internet cables to avoid U.S. surveillance - The Washington Post
  • Profile picture of the author SteveJohnson
    An exercise in futility.
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    • Profile picture of the author TLTheLiberator
      Originally Posted by SteveJohnson View Post

      An exercise in futility.

      Surveillance is one thing but gathering useful intelligence is another.

      I also have no idea how this Brazilian initiative will fare.
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      • Profile picture of the author onSubie
        Originally Posted by TLTheLiberator View Post

        Surveillance is one thing but gathering useful intelligence is another.

        I also have no idea how this Brazilian initiative will fare.
        It does nothing. I'm surprised the media explains it so poorly.

        That's like adding a 2nd phone on the same line so your spouse can't listen in on your calls.

        You can hide the phone and use it only while locked in the bathroom all you want, your partner can still pick up the kitchen extension and listen in.
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  • Profile picture of the author yukon
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    ...but it's still connected to the internets.
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  • Profile picture of the author seasoned
    This will ONLY work at the two ends, and ONLY if they use logic/routing products that are not polluted by various code sets or ideas. Such potential weak points include switches, routers, repeaters, wifi, computers, OS systems, cellular systems, etc... I think the biggest producers of all those things are in the US. So GOOD LUCK!

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