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A report based on 20 years of data collected from cyber-surveillance trade shows and arms fairs says hacking is the fastest-growing business segment alongside more traditional wares like guns and tanks. It also argues that numerous companies in this field operate internationally, and deserve more attention from policymakers.
By Patrick Howell O’NeillThe increasing overlap between the world’s arms trade and the secretive surveillance industry risks damaging US national security and will create the potential for even more abuse unless more accountability is introduced, according to a new study.The research, from the American think tank the Atlantic Council, offers one of the most thorough accountings ever assembled of a booming, cross-continental surveillance industry
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