Happy to disagree with you. There are many examples of the US using the state espionage machinery for private purposes. The extent of "private" is debatable giv

Happy to disagree with you. There are many examples of the US using the state espionage machinery for private purposes. The extent of "private" is debatable given the US as a nation behaves more like a big corp. https://www.reuters.com/article/business/nsa-spying-on-petrobras-if-proven-is-industrial-espionage-rousseff-idUSL2N0H51Z1/ https://www.reuters.com/article/business/nsa-spying-on-petro...