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The difference of course is that when the US intelligence agencies get US workers to spy at US companies they do so for the US government - oh and the countries
by remarkEon 7y ago
The difference of course is that when the US intelligence agencies get US workers to spy at US companies they do so for the US government - oh and the countries we see fit to spy on already have fairly severe employment restrictions such that it’s not easy for an American to get a job in one of their companies. There’s an asymmetry that exists here.
- JohnFen 7y ago> The difference of course is that when the US intelligence agencies get US workers to spy at US companies they do so for the US government From a security point of view, that's a distinction without a difference.
- daseiner1 7y agonot from a national security point of view. well, more accurately it kicks the can further down the line to the security of wherever and whoever the government is using for that data.
- liability 7y ago> oh and the countries we see fit to spy on already have fairly severe employment restrictions such that it’s not easy for an American to get a job in one of their companies I'm not sure who you think America spies on, but the real list is much bigger than you probably think, and includes countries considered American allies (for instance, the UK and Germany.)
- remarkEon 7y agoI guess I’m not sure how that is relative. Israel also spies on the US. My point is the asymmetry here in job opportunities between countries who are our, at least ostensible, geopolitical adversaries.
- liability 7y agoMy point was that the quoted characterization of targets of American intelligence agencies was grossly inaccurate.