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by perlgeek 3358 days ago
> Can someone remind me why Snowden would be in a position to comment on if this release comprises a full or partial set of hacking tools?

I wouldn't interpret that that tweet as "lost control of its full arsenal". It seems that say that, but then it's a tweet and length-limited. Maybe let's just wait until a more nuanced analysis surfaces?
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iandanforth 3358 days ago
It's further down in the thread: "Quick review of the #ShadowBrokers leak of Top Secret NSA tools reveals it's nowhere near the full library ..."
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iandanforth 3358 days ago
Replying to self because I just got around to watching the movie.

In his final days before the leak Snowden was part of the counter espionage cyber division as an NSA contractor. He was actively hacking and preventing hacks from China. These might not be part of the toolset he used, but its reasonable to believe he would have been aware of them and had access to them.

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willstrafach 3357 days ago
I disagree with this. These tools appear to be for information collection, not offensive cyber operations.
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dmix 3358 days ago
A) Snowden is not making that claim

B) This dump is from 2013, not long after Snowden left, so still relevant to his knowledge on the subject. Although he wasn't trained for TAO.

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