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Quick 🧵on yesterday's FBI partial takedown of #CyclopsBlink.
1. Even for privacy types who fear government overreach (like me) this was a net positive. We should seek to degrade nation-state threat actor capabilities where it is possible to do so without collateral impact. 1/
1. Even for privacy types who fear government overreach (like me) this was a net positive. We should seek to degrade nation-state threat actor capabilities where it is possible to do so without collateral impact. 1/
2. The fact that WatchGuard assisted in the operation is critical. Obviously they have a vested interest in helping, but that's beside the point. It provides a level of private sector oversight that's often lacking in government operations. 2/
Now I'm mot an idiot. I know the FBI gets the final say in anything being done. But if they were abusing this access in any way during the op, there's a 1000% chance that will eventually leak given the private sector involvement. 3/
