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Hey man, sorry to hear about what happened. I don't really have anything to ask... Just wanted to say that this is a really important reminder that you need to use condoms correctly (you need to put them on correctly, including using lube). It's also worth noting that you can take pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for situations when you think you might be exposed, and ordinary PEP for after the fact.

Again, I'm really sorry this happened to you. There is no need to feel ashamed, though. You picked up an illness - all the stigma attached to HIV is because of sex negativity and the necessity to shock people away from it. Try to find a support group in your area or online.

I completely understand, but you're similarly following the stigma attached to HIV+ status. I reckon if you went to a few different groups, you'd see that many people have caught it from what could be called mainstream, (reasonably) safe behaviour.

Have you told people close to you? That's probably the most important thing aside from support groups etc.

Interesting: If you're a hacker for governments (and do people say hacker??), one wonders why you're breaking the rule to talk about it when you don't actually want to say anything substantial in the first place.

I guess my first question is why are you doing this AMA when you can't actually give us insight into what you do? Because I don't think that question will be very productive, I have a more academic one about cybersecurity as warfare vs cybersecurity as intelligence.

Second question: Do you think that cybersecurity is an extension of intelligence (i.e., everything is fair game) – which is implied through cyber being an extension of technological enabling intelligence methods – or of international conflict (i.e. warfare), which triggers a number of international laws and norms?

If the former, i.e., intelligence, why is there such a disjunction between the media and public (who see things like international spying as illegitimate, confronting, immoral, etc) and those who are educated about international relations (who understand that spying is part of the international system)? Moreover, how can we reduce this disjunction and make the public realise that countries spy on each other, that it's a norm, and that it serves a purpose for the country and for the international system? If the later, i.e., warfare, how do we then go on to create a framework of laws and norms that will help guide cyber-warfare in such a way that it minimises harm to civilians, focuses on outcomes, operates within a relatively predictable system, and so on?

Thanks!!

Thanks for your answer.

I don't really understand, though: do you think cybersecurity is mainly warfare or intelligence?