'Digital Blackwater': NSA Leak Highlights Key Role of Private Contr actors
via (title unknown) by jacob on 6/11/13
Like the mercenaries for hire used by the U.S. in places like Iraq, Afghanistan, and New Orleans—contractors like Blackwater that have come under scrutiny for their extreme lack of oversight—the U.S. government has been outsourcing intelligence services to private companies who have access to the general population's most sensitive information.
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Syndicated 2013-06-11 19:10:00 (Updated 2013-06-11 19:10:12) from proclus