NSA Hacked Mexican President's Email

[Nervbraiain]

The National Security Agency hacked the email of former Mexican President Felipe Calderon, according to a report from Der Spiegel.

The report, which stems from documents leaked by Edward Snowden, alleges that a division of the NSA "successfully exploited a key mail server in the Mexican Presidencia domain within the Mexican Presidential network to gain first-ever access to President Felipe Calderon's public email account." Der Speigel also reports that the spying, which began in May 2010, also targeted other top officials in the Mexican government.

Well I'm not truly surprised, happy that my suspicions were confirmed. I feel that I should be upset about it as I do live in the U.S.; however, I truly do wish that the activities of the NSA will come back to bite the U.S.A. in the butt.

So what's your opinion NSG?

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[Blasveck]

Clearly this is to stop terrorists illegal immigrants. *nods*

[The Scientific States]

Good Going.

[Dooom35796821595]

This is clear evidence that the leaders of nations need to stop using insecure email providers.

[Baader-Meinhof Gruppe]

Not surprising. The NSA is like the dumb kid that you hope will stop fucking up but you really know they never will.

[Mkuki]

*sigh* I know it was a former President, but I hope it doesn't affect the relationship with Nieto.

[The Carlisle]

*sigh* I know it was a former President, but I hope it doesn't affect the relationship with Nieto.

It seems like they were spying on him while he was president as well as other top officials.

[Benuty]

Is this supposed to impress us?

What a bunch of myopic, brown nosing, great supine, tar brained, techno-masturbatory whack offs.

[The Serbian Empire]

This is clear evidence that the leaders of nations need to stop using insecure email providers.

The NSA has a way around every security measure there is for email.

[Sun Wukong]

It was tricky to decode.

Turns out it was written in Spanish.

[OMGeverynameistaken]

The fact that they did it doesn't really surprise or outrage me.

The fact that they got caught (again) makes me wonder who's in charge of our national security.

[Benuty]

This is clear evidence that the leaders of nations need to stop using insecure email providers.

The NSA has a way around every security measure there is for email.

Considering they have nothing better to do than get themselves off by reading peoples private email collections.

[Big Jim P]

This is clear evidence that the leaders of nations need to stop using insecure email providers.

Shit, do NOT ever transmit over an unsecured line. Basic commo discipline.

[The Electoral College]

Pity the fools who take far too lightly the responsibility and consequence of leaking government documents.

[Avenio]

The fact that they did it doesn't really surprise or outrage me.

The fact that they got caught (again) makes me wonder who's in charge of our national security.

I have it on good authority that this is the man currently at the helm;

[Las Palmeras]

Clearly the answer to all this invasion of privacy is world leaders using...PIGEONS!

[Benuty]

The fact that they did it doesn't really surprise or outrage me.

The fact that they got caught (again) makes me wonder who's in charge of our national security.

I have it on good authority that this is the man currently at the helm;

Considering the head of the NSA is too busy techno-masturbating I doubt it.

[The Serbian Empire]

The fact that they did it doesn't really surprise or outrage me.

The fact that they got caught (again) makes me wonder who's in charge of our national security.

Incompetent and power drunk individuals.

[Big Jim P]

The fact that they did it doesn't really surprise or outrage me.

The fact that they got caught (again) makes me wonder who's in charge of our national security.

Incompetent and power drunk individuals.

Just like the damn fool president and his security staff that let it happen.

There is a concept I learned a long, long time ago, call omerta or silence.

You want to keep a secret? Then KEEP it. There is a similar concept in the Odinist faith.

[Frisivisia]

As it would turn out, countries spy on one another. What a novel idea.

[Greed and Death]

Considering el Presidents politics I think it is acceptable.

[Regnum Dominae]

This is what governments do to each other. I'm totally shocked.

[Uelvan]

Big deal.

[Occupied Deutschland]

The fact that they did it doesn't really surprise or outrage me.

The fact that they got caught (again) makes me wonder who's in charge of our national security.

Incompetent and power drunk individuals.

Well, they might be drunk on more than just power.

"Boss, 'Der Spiegel' is asking us if there's any more international intel-gathering operations we can divulge."
*sip*"Thass nod a pwobem, juss gibbem da' stup 'bout Mehicos preisdente!"
"Sir...won't that compromise our operations?"
*glug-glug-glug* "PhuckifIno."

[Zavea]

on one hand, it's always pretty annoying when you hear about this kind of stuff since it's just flagrantly dishonest and conniving

but on the other hand, a lot of people seem to agree that espionage like this is par for the course in international politics

this ultimately leaves me paralyzed on this topic. are we just expected to shake our heads in disdain (but not do anything) or is there a constructive goal we can advance? like, should we work to eliminate this kind of spying or do we believe that it's acceptable but unethical?

eh.