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Of course, only criminals have something to hide. Although, I think this show how inverted the mentality is: you're expecting (dirty) spying to be between comp
by woolion 5y ago
Of course, only criminals have something to hide.
Although, I think this show how inverted the mentality is: you're expecting (dirty) spying to be between competing entities or outright enemies, not between allies. Unless allies aren't really so.
- kergonath 5y agoI am not sure about that. I would definitely expect allies to keep tabs on each other for several reasons. I would not expect them to sell spying capabilities that could be used against their allies to any dictator who comes asking, however. Or really compromise their infrastructure. Remember that the US did spy on several European heads of states a couple of years ago, including bugging their phones (or attempting to).
- woolion 5y agoDid I forget? The US spying has been linked to explicitly screwing Europe of huge industrial contracts, the biggest one probably being a Boeing/Airbus competition. I don't see that invalidating anything, certainly not showing that this is harmless.