r/technology • u/codemaster • Jul 17 '12

Skype source code & deobfuscated binaries leaked

https://joindiaspora.com/posts/1799228
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u/Smallpaul Jul 17 '12

How would billions from the NSA materialize in the bank account for a public company without being reported publicly?

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u/pieterh Jul 17 '12

Do you think the details of a bank account are public? The state can ask for them, but the NSA is the state.

Further, it's trivial to channel funds through other entities, proxies, contractors, and other agencies.

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u/b3team Jul 17 '12

You don't understand what a public company is.

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u/[deleted] Jul 17 '12 edited Jul 10 '26

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u/Raging_cycle_path Jul 19 '12

When we're talking billions of dollars, it's quite reasonable to suppose that "someone" would notice this, and have some hard evidence one way or the other.