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by rescbr 11 days ago
Happy to disagree with you. There are many examples of the US using the state espionage machinery for private purposes. The extent of "private" is debatable given the US as a nation behaves more like a big corp.

https://www.reuters.com/article/business/nsa-spying-on-petro...
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ericd 10 days ago
Did they give those secrets to US private industry?
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rescbr 9 days ago
I imagine they're not spying for fun...
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ericd 9 days ago
Well, there are generally strategic government uses.
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