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cryoshon · on Sept 30, 2015

You're jesting, but this is actually a very legitimate concern.

It's not enough to poach people away from the intelligence agencies, they have to land somewhere that they won't continue doing the exact same thing for someone on the other side. Remember how much people howled about Snowden being an FSB mole? It wasn't entirely groundless. A public exit to a known competitor doesn't look good.

Uhhrrr · on Sept 30, 2015

It's a good question. Why isn't this org targeting other intelligence agencies as well, particularly the Chinese and Russians?

solotronics · on Sept 30, 2015

Either this or its a way for these orgs to identify individuals who may be at risk. Thats what I would do if I was NSA.

e12e · on Sept 30, 2015

Oh, I don't know. Now that Google et c are encrypting traffic, encouraging a few loyal people to apply in private companies sounds like just what NSA needs..