How The NSA Can Use Blockchain To “Connect The Dots” Securely—With Smart Contracts

Mass security breaches like the 2013 Snowden data dump could be prevented by putting classified documents on the blockchain.

• Salvatore Babones
• The National Interest

When National Security Agency (NSA) contractor Edward Snowden walked off with 1.5 million classified documents in May 2013, he exposed the weakness of the U.S. government’s jerry-rigged security systems.

Instead of iron-clad double-key encryption, the NSA relied on home remedies like regular password changes and the prohibition of thumb drives.

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