{"id":493,"date":"2010-07-09T09:47:33","date_gmt":"2010-07-09T09:47:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/wp\/?p=493"},"modified":"2010-07-09T09:47:33","modified_gmt":"2010-07-09T09:47:33","slug":"the_argument_for_physical_cds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.artsjournal.com\/lifesapitch\/2010\/07\/the_argument_for_physical_cds\/","title":{"rendered":"The argument for physical CDs"},"content":{"rendered":"

From yesterday’s New York Times<\/i> article, “Loophole May Have Aided Theft of Classified Data”<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The soldier accused of downloading a huge trove of secret data from military computers in Iraq appears to have exploited a loophole in Defense Department security to copy thousands of files onto compact discs over a six-month period. In at least one instance, according to those familiar with the inquiry, the soldier smuggled highly classified data out of his intelligence unit on a disc disguised as a music CD by Lady Gaga. <\/b><\/p>\n

Criminal charges were filed this week against the soldier, Pfc. Bradley E. Manning, 22, who was accused of downloading more than 150,000 diplomatic cables, as well as secret videos and a PowerPoint presentation. Since his arrest in May, with initial accounts blaming him for leaking video of a deadly American helicopter attack in Baghdad in 2007, officials have sought to determine how he could have removed voluminous amounts of secret data without being caught.<\/p>\n

…He was able to avoid detection not because he kept a poker face, they said, but apparently because he hummed and lip-synched to Lady Gaga songs to make it appear that he was using the classified computer’s CD player to listen to music. <\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Now, what good would ~iTunes~ have done Bradley E. Manning in this situation? <\/p>\n

And thank you, New York Times<\/i>, for referencing “Poker Face” in your piece about stealing classified data. I’m glad we can all have a sense of humor about these things. <\/p>\n

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