ESPIONAGE By 77793 In Group: The Guys Espionage is the act of obtaining confidential information without the knowledge of the

affected party This trade has been in e!istence for eons In the case of an "ueen Eli#abeth I she used assassins and spies to build large empires The mongols used spies to ease their in$asion of Europe and %sia %nd in recent past it has been used in the cold war to outlay ploys and counter ploys &owe$er'as technology has e$ol$ed so has the trade introducing the age of cyber espionage which refers to obtaining information through hacking &ow many times ha$e we heard foiled terrorist schemes ( )ike the case of the %l*+habaab were caught smuggling e!plosi$es These and many unheard of stories are attributed to these indi$iduals )ooking at the economic sector local industries gain an upper hand on the foreign competition though industrial espionage thus increasing the G,- of the country This has also helps countries to $et their potential allies and create constructi$e bonds since at times it is in the best interest to a$oid certain countries so as to a$oid international backlash Their has also been ad$ancement in technology since things such as cars that can blend in to the en$ironment 'all terrain $ehicles and so much more were initially made with a different purpose but are now a$ailable for the common man )astly due to since go$ernments li$e in fear of hackers like the recent wiki*leaks affair they ha$e been forced to hea$ily rely on the I T sector and thus creating .obs for people like me %lthough it has some benefits it has also been at the center of some problems like international disharmony since opposing countries are always suspicious of each other causing countries to arrest foreign internationals under the guise of suspected spies Go$ernment conspiracy theorists ha$e raised the issue that the go$ernments are monitoring our te!ts our browsing history and e$en posts on social media'this is a clear $iolation of our right to pri$acy and has sparked an outrage %nd on the side of the spies themsel$es they take untold amounts of personal risk since if they are found they are disowned by their countries and their families are depri$ed of their due compensation -eople tend to ha$e mi!ed reactions when it comes to espionage but when it boils down to it we must all agree that it is a necessary e$il /aybe with a little more prying tragedies like the attack on west*gate may ha$e .ust remained a plan +ome complain about the state of the captured spies but they were aware of the sacrifice they were making 0%nd some complain that the program is a waste of money but in my opinion its better they use the money to pre$ent the attacks rather than in cleaning them up In conclusion although I don1t like all that the spy business has brought to the table it has pro$ed to be beneficial and i am inclined to support the men and

women in$ol$ed in this dangerous game of shadows