[governance] [US reliance on private contractors is seeing a sinister focus on surveillance of citizens instead of defence against cyber attack]

Sun Oct 9 21:09:28 EDT 2011

Dear All,

Should we be surprised?
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/oct/09/virtual-secret-state-military-industrial

How different is this from when it is sponsored by the State as in the case
of the allegations against the German Police's use of "Trojans" ?

Surveillance - Private Contractors or State sponsored

When is it justified? What are the limits?

-- 
Salanieta Tamanikaiwaimaro aka Sala

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