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If the NSA commits an act of industrial espionage, who gets access to that information? Ostenscibly, this information would be valuable to American companies,
by kxyvr 11y ago
If the NSA commits an act of industrial espionage, who gets access to that information?
Ostenscibly, this information would be valuable to American companies, but I don't recall there being any federal registration where I can sign up to receive such information. Certainly, some company is getting access to this information, but because this process isn't transparent, the other problem with such espionage is that it leads to greater corruption. Basically, someone gets to pick and choose who receives this extremely valuable information in private industry with no external oversight.
- saryant 11y agoWhen Bush Sr. was head of the CIA, agents would routinely meet with American businessmen after overseas trips for off-the-record conversations. Both sides learned from the other. My father once cryptically told me "every American businessman overseas is a spy." At first I didn't know what he was talking about—now I get it.