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originally posted by: OccamsRazor04
a reply to: DJW001
You give YouTube permission. Not the same.
"Spying" is not an attack. That is an important distinction in the new world of cyber warfare. When YouTube sells your browsing data to an ad agency, is that an attack? No, it is "audience research," a polite term for non-governmental espionage.
originally posted by: DJW001
a reply to: shooterbrody
"Spying" is not an attack. That is an important distinction in the new world of cyber warfare. When YouTube sells your browsing data to an ad agency, is that an attack? No, it is "audience research," a polite term for non-governmental espionage.
originally posted by: DJW001
originally posted by: OccamsRazor04
a reply to: DJW001
You give YouTube permission. Not the same.
Most people don't realize they are giving that permission. In that sense, it is no different than a phishing scam.
originally posted by: DJW001
originally posted by: RickinVa
originally posted by: DJW001
a reply to: carewemust
Of course China hacks everybody. They have not yet weaponized it like Russia did.
So that is the new spin......everybody does it, but Russia weaponized it.
That is absolutely not what I said. The United States was the first to weaponize the internet with "Olympic Games." North Korea attacked Sony, an American proxy. Russia has attacked the United States several times. China has gathered intelligence but, as far as we know, not actually attacked us. So the new spin is "if China can do it, Russia did not?"
originally posted by: DJW001
a reply to: shooterbrody
"Spying" is not an attack. That is an important distinction in the new world of cyber warfare. When YouTube sells your browsing data to an ad agency, is that an attack? No, it is "audience research," a polite term for non-governmental espionage.