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As naive as this may sound, but is there an internationally recognised ethics framework for signal intelligence? Something similar to the Geneva Convention per
by PradeetPatel 6y ago
As naive as this may sound, but is there an internationally recognised ethics framework for signal intelligence?
Something similar to the Geneva Convention perhaps?
- lucb1e 6y agoCertain things are illegal to do even to the actual soldiers of a country you're at war with. I'd be interested to learn if these rules have been updated since the Internet (or ARPANET for that matter) created a whole new realm of possibilities and connections, but I assume not. I think you're right in saying that conventions for this sort of thing are a good idea. The rules will have to be very permissive for aggressors or even friendly nations to actually follow them to some degree, but it could still cover things that directly cost civilian lives like hacking a hospital in a way that risks lives. (Recently someone in Germany died because of malware in a hospital, though the public prosecutor concluded--as expected--there was too little causal evidence to press charges, even if they could find the perpetrator in the first place.)
- alecco 6y agoIf you were a spy agency with virtually unlimited resources, wouldn't you try to infiltrate it? Or even start one from scratch?
- raincom 6y agoHow does ethics framework help? In every country, almost all politicians and bureaucrats engage in lawful yet unethical acts.
- slim 6y agothere could never be one. since (non open source) intelligence is by definition outside the realm of ethics