Americas spies just do it better.
As a former director of NSA, I like to think were number one, he said.
We steal stuff to keep you free and keep you safe, Hayden said.
We do not steal stuff to make you rich.
I can think of only four other countries who can say that.
They all speak English.
He also said that corporate espionage is a state mission for the rest of the world.
Every other nation-state believes it is legitimate espionage activity to steal intellectual property, he added.
And the Chinese are the poster child for it.
In an interview, Hayden claimed that the EUs government is wrong.
He argued that the United States differs from other countries in the reasons it conducts cyber espionage operations.
Do we steal economic information?
Of course we do: precursor chemicals, dual-use equipment… money laundering.
But we do not do it for commercial advantage.
We dont have any state owned enterprises, he said.
What would I do with it once I stole it?
Who would I give it to?
Lockheed Martin but not Boeing ?
Northrop Grumman, but not Lockheed?
The important difference is how a nation defines national security, Hayden explained.
Other nations definition of national security is a broader one than what we allow ourselves, he said.
They view economic success as a national security objective.
We dont in terms of state espionage.
source: www.techworm.net
