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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.
said no one ever. Most governments do what they can to help the home team. The U.S. is not alone, it just has better tools than every other government.
Only HUGE industrial complexes (such as Boeing, Google, Corning, Citibank) get to benefit from the gems NSA manage to gather.
I'm sure you must have some proof of that. Care to share it?
much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot - George Orwell
Edward Snowden can't go home. I still can. I do not want to find myself lock out of my own country - America.
At least not yet.
Muchas Gracias, Señor Edward Snowden !
This actually makes perfect sense.
There has existed a perception that large corporate compilers of information reluctantly acquiesced to the full might of national security orders and subpoenas..
What's in it for me? is a sweet, sweet incentivizer, too.
So, did Snowden release any documents as proof? I don't recall seeing any. If the data isn't passed to corporations that wouldn't seem to be very useful.
much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot - George Orwell
"So what if every spy agency does it? That does not make it right."
It doesn't make it right but your opinion is meaningless unless you are willing to put all these issues into it's proper context.
Sanctions on Iran have been reduced, and many European firms are anxious to resume their work there. Do you think it is possible that some of them will be assisting Iran with military projects, or providing dual use goods that can be turned to military purposes?
much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot - George Orwell
The difference being the American armaments were received before the revolution, and when it was legal.
The point being that intelligence agencies can have a legitimate interest in commercial activity besides theft of trade secrets. I will also point out that not every firm has honored sanctions.
much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot - George Orwell
It's kind of disappointing to see you stop short like that. As long as you're freeing inventing things you should claim that they are a conspiracy to form a world government for the .000001% that will then collect the sweat of the poor to form an artificial lake to float their boats for their yacht parties where endangered species will be served for dinner.
much of left-wing thought is a kind of playing with fire by people who don't even know that fire is hot - George Orwell
Why would anyone care about America's spiritual bankruptcy? Or the world's spiritual bankruptcy for that matter?
As soon as someone suggests anything spiritual or moral they are immediately cursed, demeaned, misrepresented, and branded as obsolete and insignificant. So, the spiritual and moral people are persuaded into silence and watch in bemusement as secularists wonder why the world is drowning in it's own filth.