Germany: Typewriter Manufacturers See Boom in Sales

July 24th, 2014

Via: The Local:

German typewriter manufacturers are enjoying a boom in sales following the NSA spying scandal. A German defence manufacturer switched to typewriters last year, while last week a leading politician called for the government to use the old technology.

The head of the parliamentary inquiry into spying by the US National Security Service (NSA) in Germany made headlines last week when he said his committee was considering using typewriters. But he is not alone.

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One Response to “Germany: Typewriter Manufacturers See Boom in Sales”

  1. JWSmythe says:
    July 24, 2014 at 1:06 pm

    That’ll work out well for them. They’re going to have to pull out the old school bugs. The CIA and KGB both used bugs in typewriters.

    Sure, it’s safer. But it’s not totally secure.

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