[MangoToupe]

Right, but parallel construction only works if opsec fails. Good luck with repeating that feat forever. You clearly have far more faith in the FBI than I do. Now repeat this feat for every dumbass in intelligence in every country.

[sokoloff]

My position doesn’t require a lot of faith in the FBI.

If they fail in parallel construction, they always have the option to continue. For the vast majority of cases where opsec isn't 100% foolproof, we hear about them. For the few cases where it was foolproof, we just don't hear about them.

[MangoToupe]

It requires faith that they prioritize keeping such abilities a secret rather than prosecuting, and again, I do not share this faith.