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People forget that the reason this happens is that most countries have laws against spying domestically. They usually don't have laws prohibiting them from taki
by leeter 6y ago
People forget that the reason this happens is that most countries have laws against spying domestically. They usually don't have laws prohibiting them from taking data from other spy agencies spying on their own country. So the cheap and easy workaround is you let your friends spy on you for you. It's usually pretty critical for counterintelligence anyway. As the first place an enemy tries to get into is the counterintelligence department.
- bitxbitxbitcoin 6y agoThis is the important part that is glanced over. It's very much a situation of tit for tat but we can be hopeful that rulings like these aren't just lip service. Schrems has been a positive force for privacy in the EU.
- leeter 6y agoFrom corporate spying yes. However GDPR contains specific carve outs for national security, Police, etc.