I dunno - I figured let's see what he himself says:

"Replying to @greggphillips

Question: Why advertise this?

Gregg Phillips

@greggphillips · 13m Replying to @greggphillips and @PepeSee

Because the people need to know and the bad people already do know. Level the playing field."

Edit: continued:

"PepeSee

@PepeSee · 15m Replying to @greggphillips

The bad people know about the tech sure, but they now know it's not defeated as of yet (but it's being worked on). Seems the playing field just got leveled a bit indeed, in their favor. Wouldn't the normal pattern be to allow them to continue thinking it's working with no announcement till they found out (by say being arrested) that in fact it didn't?

Gregg Phillips

@greggphillips · 2m Replying to @greggphillips and @PepeSee

No. We are seeing evidence of its use in other countries."

What. It's like he didn't even understand the question.

I dunno - I figured let's see what he himself says:

"Replying to @greggphillips

Question: Why advertise this?

Gregg Phillips

@greggphillips · 13m Replying to @greggphillips and @PepeSee

Because the people need to know and the bad people already do know. Level the playing field."

Um... The bad people knew you were working on it/countermeasures etc? Wouldn't that "level the playing field" in the bad guys' favor in fact? Did my brain just fall out?

Edit: continued:

"PepeSee

@PepeSee · 15m Replying to @greggphillips

The bad people know about the tech sure, but they now know it's not defeated as of yet (but it's being worked on). Seems the playing field just got leveled a bit indeed, in their favor. Wouldn't the normal pattern be to allow them to continue thinking it's working with no announcement till they found out (by say being arrested) that in fact it didn't?

Gregg Phillips

@greggphillips · 2m Replying to @greggphillips and @PepeSee

No. We are seeing evidence of its use in other countries."

What. It's like he didn't even understand the question.

I dunno - I figured let's see what he himself says:

"Replying to @greggphillips

Question: Why advertise this?

Gregg Phillips

@greggphillips · 13m Replying to @greggphillips and @PepeSee

Because the people need to know and the bad people already do know. Level the playing field."

Um... The bad people knew you were working on it/countermeasures etc? Wouldn't that "level the playing field" in the bad guys' favor in fact? Did my brain just fall out?