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It is safe to assume that every big internet/data/telco company from big nation states has some kind of relationship with national intelligence agencies, dating
by m_rpn 3y ago
It is safe to assume that every big internet/data/telco company from big nation states has some kind of relationship with national intelligence agencies, dating back from the 60s at least, if we just talk about the modern information age.
Nothing strange or mind blowing really, for example Crypto AG, a famous swiss crypto vendor was secretly a joint USA-Germany operation from the 70s onward.
- bob1029 3y agoOh I absolutely agree wrt internet/telecom/utah datacenter panopticon/etc. For me the nuance is in the origins and ongoing leadership and effects on the consumer experience. The "Killed by google" phenomenon paints a darker picture in my mind. I start to read each google product as a folder in a CIA Sharepoint system - Only to be kept around until it is no longer valuable to the agency. Each with some sort of ulterior mission that seems ever-narrower in scope.
- m_rpn 3y agoOne thing is sure: Sharepoint is definitely a US government cyber weapon, judging by the damage it's doing worlwide XD.