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> One thing was a movie, the other actually happens. Fair point on the comparison, but industrial espionage isn't a one-way street.
by mikejb 8y ago
> One thing was a movie, the other actually happens.
Fair point on the comparison, but industrial espionage isn't a one-way street.
- rsj_hn 8y agoSo which Soviet industrial secrets did the U.S. steal? Which Chinese industrial secrets did the U.S. steal? It certainly appears to be a one way street.
- everybodyknows 8y agoUS DOD reportedly learned quite a bit about jet engine lubrication from a "stolen" MiG-25. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Belenko https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viktor_Belenko
- chillacy 8y agoThe US definitely stole its share of British industrial secrets during the Industrial Revolution and German technology post-WW2, back when the US was behind. The US doesn't need to steal Chinese secrets, we're already ahead.
- mikejb 8y agoYou should look up the Snowden leaks, and the NSA's activity in the corporate espionage world.
- mc32 8y agoYou realize the Snowden leaks only she’d light on our misbehavior and shows little of the shenanigans other powers engage in. You’re getting a very myopic view from Snowden’s leaks.
- mikejb 8y agoI think you misunderstood what I said. The comment I replied to expressed the myopic view that stealing trade secrets and corporate espionage is a one-way street. I'm fully aware that pretty much every nation uses it's capabilities to get an advantage, through any feasible means - that includes corporate espionage. I highlighted the Snowden leaks because they exposed the NSA's activity in that space, in response to a comment that painted the picture of "only the Chinese do this" and "it's a one-way street".