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This is all about economic/corporate espionage, not "homeland security." Customers overseas are already realizing that. This is an understated threat to US IT

• mark_l_watson 12y ago
  +1 I agree. Some evidence: http://www.businessinsider.com/the-snowden-effect-is-crushing-us-tech-firms-in-china-2014-1 http://www.businessinsider.com/the-snowden-effect-is-crushin... http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/it-firms-lose-billions-after-nsa-scandal-exposed-by-whistleblower-edward-snowden-9028599.html http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/new... http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/22/business/fallout-from-snowden-hurting-bottom-line-of-tech-companies.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/22/business/fallout-from-snow...