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I didn't like the name at first, but you can get used to it. Also I think in former times pirates were actually often endorsed agents of some empires (supportin
by Tichy 15y ago
I didn't like the name at first, but you can get used to it. Also I think in former times pirates were actually often endorsed agents of some empires (supporting their war efforts, at the very least). And they are famous for being early democrats.
- Hoff 15y ago"Privateers" and "mercenaries" have a long history, and more recently "Private Security Contractors" and "Private Military Companies" are widely used. There are also entities which can provide electronic attacks against networks and servers, as well as various entities that provide defenses against these attacks. And there are those entities which provide for information and propaganda distribution for both private and governmental interests, as well those that can provide astro-turfing, sock-puppeting, trolling and other services, and of course entities that provide the analysis to detect and potentially thwart these information-related efforts and to reduce the effects of these attacks.
- lclarkmichalek 15y agoPirates endorsed as agents of a sovereign nation were known as privateers, not pirates.
- Tichy 15y agoOK, didn't know that. Or maybe most pirates tried to be privateers as often as possible, but if no empire endorsing was at hand, they reverted to just being pirates?
- iand 15y agoOne country's privateer was another country's pirate. Drake was given letters of marque by the english monarch to raid the spanish around south america.