NOT SO INNOCENT: Former US officials and intelligence sources say the collaboration between the tech industry and spy agencies is both broader and deeper than most people realise, dating back to the formative years of Silicon Valley itself. — Reuters
SAN FRANCISCO: Silicon Valley has tried to distance itself from the controversial US surveillance programmes exposed by Edward Snowden, but there is a long history of close cooperation between technology companies and the intelligence community.
Former US officials and intelligence sources say the collaboration between the tech industry and spy agencies is both broader and deeper than most people realise, dating back to the formative years of Silicon Valley itself.
