Edward Snowden Says NSA Engages In Industrial Espionage

Maow writes "Edward Snowden has been interviewed by a German TV network and stated that the NSA is involved in industrial espionage, which is outside the range of national security. He claims that Siemens is a prime example of a target for the data collection. I doubt this would surprise AirBus or other companies, but it shall remain to be seen what measures global industries take (if any) to prevent their internal secrets from falling into NSA's — and presumably American competitors' — hands." AirBus is a good example of a company that has experienced spying from both sides.

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Industrial Espionage Begins With The Brain

[Anonymous Coward]

Modern industrial espionage by the US is not limited to stealing documents from computers. A more modern process is to use reflected RF to decode the internal thoughts of key industry members, such as scientists, executives and board members. The computer systems then have the ideas at their conception, which they then inject into the minds of staff in US-based companies, along with any additional improvements the AI has made. A similar technique is used to undermine business ventures and deals to tip the balance in favor of US-based companies by manipulating parties to negotiations. That's not to say that all US-based companies benefit, there is obviously a preference for particular groups aligned with the defense sectors.

RF shielding is of little use either.

Its one of the biggest scams on the planet at the minute and companies really need to step up and defend their interests.

Re:Even friends and allies do it among each other

[aslashdotaccount]

Shouldn't have said Steve Jobs, God rest his soul. Sincere apologies to whomever is offended.