
Episode 579 • • 1:58:37 - 2:01:38
579: Warren, Melinda & I
Corporate Sabotage, Great Firewall of Earth
The narrative that the NSA is actively sabotaging American companies like Microsoft and Apple by hoarding zero-day vulnerabilities is discussed. Applebaum compares the NSA's global surveillance reach to the "Great Firewall of China," calling it the "Great Firewall of Earth." The hosts argue this framing ignores the voluntary cooperation between these corporations and the intelligence community.
