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Revelations of the NSA backdoors and purposeful complication of standards has led to a backlash in their participation in standards bodies.<ref>{{cite web|title=The US government has betrayed the internet. We need to take it back|url=http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2013/sep/05/government-betrayed-internet-nsa-spying}}</ref> Prior to the revelations the NSA's presence on these committees was seen as a benefit given their expertise with encryption.<ref>{{cite web|title=Opening Discussion: Speculation on "BULLRUN"|url=http://www.mail-archive.com/cryptography@metzdowd.com/msg12325.html}}</ref>
There has been speculation that the NSA was aware of the [[Heartbleed]] bug, which caused major websites to be vulnerable to password theft, but did not reveal this information in order to exploit it themselves.<ref>{{cite web|title=NSA Said to Have Used Heartbleed Bug, Exposing Consumers|url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2014-04-11/nsa-said-to-have-used-heartbleed-bug-exposing-consumers
==Etymology==
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