The NSA Has a Long-Lost Lecture by Adm. Grace Hopper - Schneier on Security
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The NSA has a video recording of a 1982 lecture by Adm. Grace Hopper titled “Future Possibilities: Data, Hardware, Software, and People.” The agency is (so far) refusing to release it.

Basically, the recording is in an obscure video format. People at the NSA can’t easily watch it, so they can’t redact it. So they won’t do anything.

  • @[email protected]English
    26•8 months ago

    Basically, the recording is in an obscure video format. People at the NSA can’t easily watch it, so they can’t redact it.

    Have they never heard about VLC?

      • @[email protected]English
        18•8 months ago

        If you somehow transfer the raw bits it probably can 😄

          • @jqubedEnglish
            7•8 months ago

            I’m sure the NSA doesn’t want to transfer a recording that might contain elements they still want to redact to any old outside firm, especially not one outside the U.S. as is your example. In the end I suspect this probably isn’t the only 1-inch open reel tape they would want to transfer to newer media. They would probably want to either bring a unit in-house or go to a facility where they can thoroughly vet the equipment and staff and basically take control for the duration of the project.

      • @BuckenBerryEnglish
        9•8 months ago

        VLC can probably play DNAs