Or if they managed to uncover the Wikimedia Secret Cabal(tm)!
On Sat, Jun 22, 2013 at 3:27 PM, Stephen Villano < [email protected]> wrote: > While re-hearing the news because some may have missed it may be a > laudable goal, it is a bit amiss here on this mailing list. > This list is listed as intended as a help/support list for those > running/configuring MediaWiki. It also provides announcements of new > versions, bug fixes and security issues. > > Hence, your news is beyond the topic scope of this list and far more > appropriate for a personal blog and perhaps, other lists devoted to the > spreading of news. > Now, if you have news that the NSA or GCHQ has exploited a security flaw > in MediaWiki, that would most certainly be on topic for this mailing list > and would be greatly appreciated. > > On Jun 22, 2013, at 6:59 AM, Fred Bauder wrote: > > > "The GCHQ mass tapping operation has been built up over five years by > > attaching intercept probes to transatlantic fibre-optic cables where they > > land on British shores carrying data to western Europe from telephone > > exchanges and internet servers in north America. > > > > This was done under secret agreements with commercial companies, > > described in one document as "intercept partners"." > > > > > http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2013/jun/21/gchq-cables-secret-world-communications-nsa > > > > Fred > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > MediaWiki-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > > > _______________________________________________ > MediaWiki-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l > _______________________________________________ MediaWiki-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/mediawiki-l
