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Espionage is the one thing that all governments have in common. They all spy on each other in every possible way. One of these such ways is through computers. Recently, Russia has been caught acessing the White House's computers remotely. Although, the United States says that they only accessed non-classified computers. These hackings come within months of a similar hacking at the State Department. The digital age has ushered in new ways for intelligence agencies to spy, and we can be sure that they all take advantage of this opportunity.
Spying on other countries is not a new concept. The Chinese, Russians and others have often tried to hack our systems. I don't believe that Russia didn't access classified computers as well as regular ones. We probably just don't notice them there yet or we do but no one is saying so because it would be embarrassing. On one hand I hope that no classified intelligence gets out because it could endanger regular Americans. On the other hand I hope that if Russia obtained evidence of illegal operations by our government that they reveal it to the people. I think that it is a little ironic that while the government hacks its own citizens it can't protect itself from a similar action.
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