The NSA Has A Word For When Analysts Abuse Their Power To Spy On A Love Interest
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From time to time, employees have been known to abuse their power and spy on lovers, according to Siobhan Gorman at WSJ.
The practice isn’t frequent — one official estimated a handful of cases in the last decade — but it’s common enough to garner its own spycraft label: LOVEINT.
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The LOVEINT violations involved overseas communications, officials said, such as spying on a partner or spouse. In each instance, the employee was punished either with an administrative action or termination.
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