An analog would be like the NSA harvesting data from Samsung and then passing it to Apple This sort of activity is a serious problem, and the NSA does engage i

An analog would be like the NSA harvesting data from Samsung and then passing it to Apple This sort of activity is a serious problem, and the NSA does engage in it. The US is no better than other countries in this regard. http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/09/nsa-spying-brazil-oil-petrobras http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/09/nsa-spying-braz... http://thehill.com/policy/international/198506-report-spies-watched-us-lawyers-in-trade-deal http://thehill.com/policy/international/198506-report-spies-... http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/09/12/huawei_accuses_nsa_of_illegal_practices_after_spying_revelation.html http://www.slate.com/blogs/future_tense/2013/09/12/huawei_ac... http://www.globalresearch.ca/nsa-busted-conducting-industrial-espionage-in-france-mexico-brazil-china-and-all-around-the-world/5355026 http://www.globalresearch.ca/nsa-busted-conducting-industria...