I agree. None of what he suggests will help avoid TAO spying. I laughed at his insistence re off-site backups.
But I wouldn't call this guy the NSA's chief hacker. He only took over that department in 2013, after more than two decades at NSA. He is a manager, not an agent. His practical knowledge is limited to what he has been told and has bothered to read. You don't get to be head of a department in a spy agency by helping the public avoid spies.
But I wouldn't call this guy the NSA's chief hacker. He only took over that department in 2013, after more than two decades at NSA. He is a manager, not an agent. His practical knowledge is limited to what he has been told and has bothered to read. You don't get to be head of a department in a spy agency by helping the public avoid spies.