500 sats \ 1 reply \ @DiedOnTitan 12 Feb \ on: Your opinion on journalists who buy stolen data? privacy
Interesting question. The morality depends on context. When supporting a war, stolen data can be extremely useful. OSINT sources such as Bellingcat and Cristo Grozev in particular did in fact buy stolen telephone data to unveil the russian team that programmed the bombs dropped on civilians in Ukraine. This is one of the few instances of journalists publicly acknowledging buying stolen data. https://ijnet.org/en/story/how-bellingcat-uncovered-truth-behind-russian-missile-strikes-ukraine
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124 sats \ 0 replies \ @mallardshead OP 12 Feb
Great reply! I didn't know about that ?cat story. I respect the hell out of everything they've done over the years. Funny this comment section, initially I didn't expect so much support for the practice
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