Re:Snowden a 'traitor': Andreessen
by nabla9 on Thursday June 05, 2014 @04:58PM
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>I find it frustrating the extent to which Europeans seem to believe that their own governments aren't spying on them.
Most European countries don't do mass surveillance. In my country there are two spy agencies, civilian and military one, and they both have less than 200 people working for them. their budgets are just too small for large scale spying.
> a government that has a track record of cooperation with SIGINT.
There is nothing wrong with cooperation and SIGINT. Spy agencies should spy and exchange information. It's the mass surveillance that is the most problematic aspect.
Most European countries don't do mass surveillance. In my country there are two spy agencies, civilian and military one, and they both have less than 200 people working for them. their budgets are just too small for large scale spying.
> a government that has a track record of cooperation with SIGINT.
There is nothing wrong with cooperation and SIGINT. Spy agencies should spy and exchange information. It's the mass surveillance that is the most problematic aspect.