As a rule of thumb I would recommend that no government agency be trusted about any projects they develop. Everyone would be better off {blank stare} Beyond that, there really needs to be more focus on open-source and public code review with an industry funded focus group that takes on reviewing core elements of technology and the internet down to the atomic level.
The chances are that if there are flaws and deliberate corruption to be discovered, it is to be discovered now. Not every line of code needs reviewing at all times, whole projects need periodic, thorough review.
Can I just say, I wish someone at some kind of reputable journal would calculate the damage and cost of what our government has done. It goes far beyond the obvious costs, by affecting things like, e.g., Apple's new, excellently timed iPhone 5S Touch ID feature, which will surely not go over well with consumers, especially globally. The US Government has now taken a pipe to the shins of most valuable company on the globe; all because our psychopaths in charge aspire to being despotic authoritarians that have to control everything in order to prevent discovery of their incompetence.
The chances are that if there are flaws and deliberate corruption to be discovered, it is to be discovered now. Not every line of code needs reviewing at all times, whole projects need periodic, thorough review.
Can I just say, I wish someone at some kind of reputable journal would calculate the damage and cost of what our government has done. It goes far beyond the obvious costs, by affecting things like, e.g., Apple's new, excellently timed iPhone 5S Touch ID feature, which will surely not go over well with consumers, especially globally. The US Government has now taken a pipe to the shins of most valuable company on the globe; all because our psychopaths in charge aspire to being despotic authoritarians that have to control everything in order to prevent discovery of their incompetence.