CIA spying scandal in Switzerland shows the best way for intelligence services to read your messages is to own the platform -- Puppet Masters -- Sott.net
Fri, 14 May 2021 16:03 UTC © Getty Images / matejmo; (inset); Wikipedia The CIA's role in the Crypto AG case makes clear that spies don't need a way into messaging apps, but a secret bird's-eye view from the word go. This is far more effective than any 'backdoor' foreign powers may have access to. On May 12, the head of Switzerland's federal intelligence service (Nachrichtendienst des Bundes, NDB), Jean-Philippe Gaudin, announced his resignation. Local media reports say Gaudin's departure stems from a falling-out with Defense Minister Viola Amherd over his handling of the Crypto AG scandal -...