Usually "whataboutism" is an attempt to deflect blame; I doubt that was Schneier's intent. The NSA claims it doesn't do economic espionage but there's evidence

Usually "whataboutism" is an attempt to deflect blame; I doubt that was Schneier's intent. The NSA claims it doesn't do economic espionage but there's evidence suggesting otherwise. Google brings up plenty of articles. For example: https://theintercept.com/2014/09/05/us-governments-plans-use-economic-espionage-benefit-american-corporations/ https://theintercept.com/2014/09/05/us-governments-plans-use... https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150629/16134031494/nsa-despite-claiming-it-doesnt-engage-economic-espionage-engaged-economic-espionage.shtml https://www.techdirt.com/articles/20150629/16134031494/nsa-d...