The latest WikiLeaks document dump about the CIA’s computer hacking tools highlights the intelligence agency’s penetration of everyday consumer electronics, heightening profound fears about privacy aroused in 2013 by the former NSA contractor Edward Snowden. He has also alleged, so far without any evidence, that the Obama administration spied on him and his election campaign. The apparent CIA hacking tools published by WikiLeaks feed directly into that struggle. In a press release announcing the latest document dump, WikiLeaks suggested that the original source was a former US government hacker or contractor. “It’s certainly not a coincidence that Russian military intelligence selected WikiLeaks as a distribution platform for its Democrats hack.”“WikiLeaks’ involvement creates a reason for suspicion.

Source: The Guardian March 07, 2017 19:47 UTC