In the last couple days German media and parts of the political establishment got all excited over the fact that Bundestag representatives of the party Die Linke have been (and continue to be) watched by the German domestic intelligence service, the Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz. Although good PR is not one of the domains of secret [...]

“Only ethics can save CI profession in France and elsewhere in the world.”
Guy Gweth wrote a very interesting posting I just discovered citing some recent scandals in France where ethical and legal boundaries have been crossed. Now the French government plans to “asepticize the sector” by some certain measures, as Guy reports:
1- Obligatory licence for [...]

“Duplicity” with Julia Roberts and Clive Owen will be on the big screen in March this year. Ex-CIA and Ex-MI6 working for competing companies fall in love, get in trouble and end happy (it’s a Hollywood movie, isn’t it?).
I guess the film will have two effects on our profession: finally, we won’t have to repeat [...]