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This kind of work isn't informal. Economic espionage is a big part of what intelligence agencies are doing all day. http://www.commondreams.org/headlines/0702
by alrs 13y ago
This kind of work isn't informal.
Economic espionage is a big part of what intelligence agencies are doing all day.
http://www.commondreams.org/headlines/070200-02.htm http://www.commondreams.org/headlines/070200-02.htm
- leoc 13y agoOne unintended consequence of the Snowden leak is to advertise this service to US businesses. My guess is that the discreet inquiries are already winging their way towards Congressmen.
- pc86 13y agoNo. With the exception of the handful of Members on relevant intelligence committees, most Members of Congress were not aware of the massive scope of this program, or even that it existed in its current form. Access to this type of information by a private citizen would require a hell of a lot more access than writing a big check to a Representative can get you.
- Jgrubb 13y agoColor me skeptical, but it doesn't appear that there's anything that's outside the scope of what a big check to a congressperson can get you these days. I do hope you're right, though.
- leoc 13y agoI don't understand your objection. My point was that US businesses are likely to be highly aware of the possibilities of PRISM now, after the Snowden leaks. That most US congressmen weren't aware of PRISM before the Snowden leak is neither here nor there. And while it's certainly possible that they will all simply be told to shoo (and I didn't assert otherwise), a large number of big, clouty US companies (not individuals) hinting that they would like to see some more results from PRISM aggregates to the kind of political pressure that I'm not certain Congress will simply ignore.
- kimlelly 13y agoAnd here's how you can start avoiding the NSA: http://prism-break.org/ http://prism-break.org/