Edward Snowden offered his analysis on Twitter today, regarding the VAULT7 leak by Wikileaks. In it, he said were the most egregious and ‘reckless’ use of spying technology that has been left vulnerable to outside parties. In other words, they built this giant spying program and lost control of it and now 3rd party hackers are able to infiltrate it — using it to spy on you via your phones, teevee or god damned refrigerators.

PSA: This incorrectly implies CIA hacked these apps / encryption. But the docs show iOS/Android are what got hacked – a much bigger problem. https://t.co/Bw9AkBpOdt — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) March 7, 2017

What makes this look real?

Program & office names, such as the JQJ (IOC) crypt series, are real. Only a cleared insider could know them. — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) March 7, 2017

If you’re writing about the CIA/@Wikileaks story, here’s the big deal: first public evidence USG secretly paying to keep US software unsafe. pic.twitter.com/kYi0NC2mOp — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) March 7, 2017

Why is this dangerous? Because until closed, any hacker can use the security hole the CIA left open to break into any iPhone in the world. https://t.co/xK0aILAdFI — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) March 7, 2017

Evidence mounts showing CIA & FBI knew about catastrophic weaknesses in the most-used smartphones in America, but kept them open — to spy. https://t.co/mDyVred3H8 — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) March 7, 2017

The CIA reports show the USG developing vulnerabilities in US products, then intentionally keeping the holes open. Reckless beyond words. — Edward Snowden (@Snowden) March 7, 2017

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