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Big Data is becoming a new battleground for global domination.
A former CIA analyst called for the creation of a new intelligence agency in the United States, which will specialize exclusively in data from open sources - social networks and technology platforms. William "Chip" Asher shared his vision for a new intelligence agency.
The main idea is for the new office to focus on the analysis of open data (PAI) and commercially available information (CAI). Unlike the CIA, which collects data from whistleblowers, and the NSA, which specializes in electronic intelligence, the proposed Open Source Agency (OSA) would focus on collecting data from publicly available sources.
Asher noted that the government needs a team of analysts that can study and acquire public and commercial information. In his article, Asher showed how OSINT specialists in the United States lag behind China and Russia in studying data from major American technology companies, including Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta platforms and the social network X.
According to Asher, the OSA will be an autonomous and independent body, whose task will be to acquire, store, develop and use data from open sources for the benefit of intelligence. The new agency will supply information not only to other intelligence agencies, but also selectively provide it to foreign partners, the private sector and the public. In the future, the department will need a staff of 2 to 3 thousand people and a budget of over $ 1 billion.
Private sector data collection has already been criticized. The new agency may cause additional discussions and disputes. US intelligence agencies have already acknowledged the use of commercial data in a June 2023 report. The document recommended reviewing the current process of collecting information, as it led to the fact that the special services began to collect data on almost every person.
Asher believes that the creation of the new agency will allow businesses to sell data directly to U.S. intelligence services, as well as promote public relations. In addition, the agency can become the "arm" of the intelligence community, evaluating and promoting reports from the private sector, academia and experts from think tanks that are in the interests of national security.
Asher is trying to promote the use of open data in intelligence through the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP), which is headed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. The CIA published Asher's article, but noted that his recommendations might not coincide with the official position of the CIA and the SCSP under Schmidt.
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A former CIA analyst called for the creation of a new intelligence agency in the United States, which will specialize exclusively in data from open sources - social networks and technology platforms. William "Chip" Asher shared his vision for a new intelligence agency.
The main idea is for the new office to focus on the analysis of open data (PAI) and commercially available information (CAI). Unlike the CIA, which collects data from whistleblowers, and the NSA, which specializes in electronic intelligence, the proposed Open Source Agency (OSA) would focus on collecting data from publicly available sources.
Asher noted that the government needs a team of analysts that can study and acquire public and commercial information. In his article, Asher showed how OSINT specialists in the United States lag behind China and Russia in studying data from major American technology companies, including Apple, Amazon, Google, Meta platforms and the social network X.
According to Asher, the OSA will be an autonomous and independent body, whose task will be to acquire, store, develop and use data from open sources for the benefit of intelligence. The new agency will supply information not only to other intelligence agencies, but also selectively provide it to foreign partners, the private sector and the public. In the future, the department will need a staff of 2 to 3 thousand people and a budget of over $ 1 billion.
Private sector data collection has already been criticized. The new agency may cause additional discussions and disputes. US intelligence agencies have already acknowledged the use of commercial data in a June 2023 report. The document recommended reviewing the current process of collecting information, as it led to the fact that the special services began to collect data on almost every person.
Asher believes that the creation of the new agency will allow businesses to sell data directly to U.S. intelligence services, as well as promote public relations. In addition, the agency can become the "arm" of the intelligence community, evaluating and promoting reports from the private sector, academia and experts from think tanks that are in the interests of national security.
Asher is trying to promote the use of open data in intelligence through the Special Competitive Studies Project (SCSP), which is headed by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt. The CIA published Asher's article, but noted that his recommendations might not coincide with the official position of the CIA and the SCSP under Schmidt.
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