The Highest Authority, Locked Out

The “lawyer” was a digital-rights advocate Tang had contacted earlier. Hearing the call was recorded, the men could only put away their badges and leave. When the shutter closed again, Lin's phone came alive. [CHALLENGE COMPLETION: 91%.] [Assessment: Judgment retained after authority loss.] [SUPPLY-CHAIN TRACE KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED.] [Critical finding: Two interface classes accessed the audit—Zero and Observer.] The screen showed an access record from three years ago. The most recent Observer access, however, was eleven minutes before yesterday's board demonstration. Someone not only knew that Oracle created challenges. They received its predictive summaries in advance. Tang handed Lin an old key. “Don't go home. They will search there first.”