@johnlaprise @emptywheel Nearly everywhere else in the world, intel passes along data to businesses for their profit.
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@thepacketrat The notion that, eg, Monsanto doesn't benefit mightily from our spying is laugable.@johnlaprise1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
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@emptywheel@johnlaprise And largely that profit comes from government trade negotiations armed with that intel.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@thepacketrat Other companies? Yes. Monsanto? No, their benefit goes well beyond trade negotiations.@johnlaprise1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@JohnLaprise The USG does routinely pass intel to defense contractors fetishistically called private sector.@thepacketrat1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@JohnLaprise And the equiv in China are also _contractors_ legally, tho we don't consider them separate enough.@thepacketrat2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
@JohnLaprise Sure. Which is why it's just a US fetish no one else buys. @thepacketrat
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