Global Espionage

"Not only must contractors protect sensitive information from global espionage, but corporate espionage has also become a concern,"
--Lieske (Wireless NewsFactor)

In a world where almost everything is “wired” (literally and figuratively), espionage has become one of the unavoidable repercussions. Simple spying has been very common that it’s quite possible that you’re near a hacker in certain occasions. It’s a very big concern because if there’s something that we should be worried about, it’s our security. It has been a question of human rights when criminals are arrested because their phones were tapped, but if someone’s phone is being tapped, when do you draw the line between it’s necessity and urgency and taking advantage of technology? I think in Global Espionage, it’s not only about warfare, it’s about intellectual property rights, even closed door facts which are not meant to be exposed. Just like “Stealth” or Invisibility attained by aircrafts, it’s a saddening fact that people had to invent such ways to spy and that we all have to protect ourselves from being unaware victim.

With technology comes great responsibility, there will always be opportunity costs to technological advances. I know that we have to live with that fact, but when is it time to say it’s enough?