<story><title>How the United Arab Emirates Intelligence Tried to Hire Me to Spy on Its People</title><url>https://www.evilsocket.net/2016/07/27/How-The-United-Arab-Emirates-Intelligence-Tried-to-Hire-me-to-Spy-on-its-People/#.V5kvSWj9f78.hackernews</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>erlehmann_</author><text>It is not mentioned in the article, but the UAE is a country with sharia law: Flogging is a punishment for criminal offences such as adultery, premarital sex and alcohol consumption, while apostasy and homosexuality are crimes punishable by death. Amputation and crucification are legal punishments. &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Human_rights_in_the_United_Arab_Emirates&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&amp;#x2F;wiki&amp;#x2F;Human_rights_in_the_United_Ara...&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;I wonder if the author is afraid of retribution (e.g. abduction, “disappearance”).</text></comment>
<story><title>How the United Arab Emirates Intelligence Tried to Hire Me to Spy on Its People</title><url>https://www.evilsocket.net/2016/07/27/How-The-United-Arab-Emirates-Intelligence-Tried-to-Hire-me-to-Spy-on-its-People/#.V5kvSWj9f78.hackernews</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>hackaflocka</author><text>Little known fact:&lt;p&gt;Most top intelligence officials from Western countries retire to form &amp;quot;security analysis and consulting&amp;quot; firms.&lt;p&gt;Rudy Giuliani has such a firm. &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.giulianisecurity.com&amp;#x2F;index.php&amp;#x2F;us&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.giulianisecurity.com&amp;#x2F;index.php&amp;#x2F;us&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;His former Police Chief has one. &lt;a href=&quot;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.thekerikgroup.com&amp;#x2F;&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;www.thekerikgroup.com&amp;#x2F;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Most former U.S. Secretaries of Homeland Security have one (each). Look up &lt;a href=&quot;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;chertoffgroup.com&amp;#x2F;team.php&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;https:&amp;#x2F;&amp;#x2F;chertoffgroup.com&amp;#x2F;team.php&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ever wondered what exactly they do? They help wealthy dictators and despots in other countries monitor their populations, and crush dissent.</text></comment>