President Harry Truman sometimes gets a bad rap for establishing the Central Intelligence Agency, or CIA, 69 years ago—he himself made comments decades ago that seem more pertinent than ever today.
After WikiLeaks released a trove of alleged CIA documents on Tuesday that describe hacking tools and techniques used by the intelligence agency, some said it has gone too far. The documents indicate the CIA can hack iPhones, Android phones, routers, so-called smart TVs, and Windows, Linux, and Mac computers. High-profile NSA leaker Edward Snowden said the leak “is genuinely a big deal” and that it “looks authentic.”
