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0 pointsJackFr5mo ago0 comments

It always bothered me because cryptography isn’t the CIA’s thing. Spies and analysis are their thing. Code breaking is the NSA

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throwaway484765mo ago

Government agencies do not have cleanly separated roles. They tend to grow and agglomerate capabilities to maximally soak up budget allocation. NSA is primarily SIGINT.

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0 pointsJackFr5mo ago0 comments

It always bothered me because cryptography isn’t the CIA’s thing. Spies and analysis are their thing. Code breaking is the NSA

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throwaway484765mo ago

Government agencies do not have cleanly separated roles. They tend to grow and agglomerate capabilities to maximally soak up budget allocation. NSA is primarily SIGINT.

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