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contained a list of "Corporate Enemies of the Internet", companies that sell products that are liable to be used by governments to violate human rights and freedom of information. The five companies on the initial list were:
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Intelligence agencies in the U.S. and abroad have long conducted their own surveillance. But in recent years, a retail market for surveillance tools has sprung up from "nearly zero" in 2001 to about $ 5 billion a year, said
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A US $ 6 billion contract, shared with other companies, to develop a shopping hub for federal agencies looking to shield their computer networks from hackers.
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involved in the collection and analysis of information. Prior to the 9/11 attacks, such tasks were mostly performed by governmental agencies such as the
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of 2013, Booz Allen Hamilton derived 99% of its income from the government, and the largest portion of its revenue (16%) came from the
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is earmarked for payment to private firms. An examination by The Post found that 1,931 private companies work on programs related to
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The average annual cost of a contract employee is US $ 250,000, almost twice that of a federal employee.
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magazine as one of the "100 Best Companies to Work For". In 2013, Booz Allen Hamilton was hailed by
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market rose to US$ 13.5 billion in 2012 and is expected to reach US$ 39 billion by 2020.
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has grown from "nearly zero" in 2001 to about US$ 5 billion in 2011. The size of the
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After Profits, Defense Contractor Faces the Pitfalls of Cybersecurity
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Robert O’Harrow Jr., Dana Priest and Marjorie Censer (11 June 2013).
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The Enemies of the Internet Special Edition : Surveillance
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that has undergone phenomenal growth since 2001. According to
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changes, and automatically identify suspicious behavior via
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Strategic Forecasting, Inc., more commonly known as
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in about 10,000 locations across the United States.
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Index

Surveillance technologies
mass surveillance
industry
data
The Wall Street Journal
surveillance tools
video surveillance
terrorist attacks
video content analysis
temperature
statistical
algorithms
Boston Marathon bombings
Edward F. Davis
cameras
Mayor of New York City
Michael Bloomberg
September 11 attacks
counter-terrorism

adding to it
Private intelligence agencies
corporations
National Security Agency
Central Intelligence Agency
independent contractors
The Washington Post
United States Intelligence Community
intelligence
2012–13 Stratfor email leak

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