| Summary/Abstract |
MOST PEOPLE learned about the way the state security system functions in the US only when Edward Snowden fled to Russia. It has become abundantly clear that the visible system of US intelligence services is only the tip of the iceberg, while a huge branch of private intelligence agencies is hidden below the surface. The branch fits the classical interpretation of the US military-industrial complex with its huge political weight supported by lobbying and vast capital (for more details about the interaction between big capital and US military intelligence services, see [7, 8]). Private intelligence agencies are driven by the US military, the CIA, and the NSA, and rely on contracts awarded to them by the state for developing cyber weapons and systems to monitor Internet users, and for providing data analysis and informational and technical support.
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