Man, asymmetric effects are insane in this realm. This is so much power that a small number of actors can wield when the reach into the infrastructure, communications, and personal data of millions of people.

At the same time, it reveals how fragile even “strong” systems are: a single insider or small group can suddenly flip the visibility, turning secret tools and target lists into a “gold mine” for everyone else to examine. Which… scares me more.