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1,000+ US Spies Are Protecting Rio Olympics, Says Report (nbcnews.com)

Posted by BeauHD on from the heightened-security dept.

An anonymous reader writes from a report via NBC News: U.S. intelligence agencies have assigned more than 1,000 spies to security at the Rio 2016 Summer Games. NBC News reports: "The classified report outlines an operation that encompasses all 17 U.S. intelligence agencies, including those of the armed services, and involves human intelligence, spy satellites, electronic eavesdropping, and cyber and social media monitoring. Areas of cooperation include vetting 10,000-plus athletes and 35,000-plus security and police personnel and others; monitoring terrorists' social media accounts; and offering U.S. help in securing computer networks, the review shows. 'U.S. intelligence agencies are working closely with Brazilian intelligence officials to support their efforts to identify and disrupt potential threats to the Olympic Games in Rio,' said Richard Kolko, a spokesman for National Intelligence Director James Clapper."

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  1. Fuck Security by sexconker · · Score: 5, Insightful

    How about you hire 36,000 people to clean up the city and the water?

    1. Re:Fuck Security by alvinrod · · Score: 4, Insightful

      Indeed. Get rid of the IOC and permanently hold the games in Greece and allow open coverage of the events. Right now the Olympics is just an excuse to funnel gobs of money to a small group of people that have nothing to do with making the olympics successful or worth watching and who despite having this golden goose are so corrupt as to give FIFA a run for their money.

    2. Re:Fuck Security by Karl+Cocknozzle · · Score: 2

      How about you hire 36,000 people to clean up the city and the water?

      Why not do both? Hey all, you cops--when there aren't any criminals to bust, how about you pick up some litter, put it in a trashcan? Maybe one of you knows how to drive a garbage truck? Perhaps haul away some of those piles of trash!

      It doesn't have to be police OR garbage collection, dammit--just have the same people do both jobs!

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    3. Re:Fuck Security by Karl+Cocknozzle · · Score: 2

      I've heard this before and it sounds like a wonderful idea. Plus, that's the traditional way to have the olympics, anyway! Everybody goes to Greece!

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  2. Brazilian revolt by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Insightful

    20 billion invested with only 4-4.5 billion return, the Brazilian people should get rid of the government stooges who okayed this olympic boondoggle. Oh wait, that's already happening. What a mess.

  3. Re:Is anyone watching? by dcw3 · · Score: 2

    You cared enough to whine about it.

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