[macinjosh]

I think you're spot on. Everything agencies at this level do is calculated and weighed carefully. They definitely would not seek to patch a useful vuln. It is a PR stunt.

[william_T]

The NSA's job is to gather information. They have >400mil people to protect, and 6bn people to attack. They are in the business of using exploits, not closing them.

[bepvte]

Its patched because of the risk it poses to the government and from other state actors