...Harold, you are an original, i'll give you that.
"A U.S. intelligence official told CNBC Tuesday that American spies need to develop ways to get covert access to mobile devices.
"That's what we do," the official said. "CIA collects information overseas, and this is focused on our adversaries, whether they be terrorists or other adversaries."
The official insisted the effort was not focused on intellectual property of Apple or any other tech company, but instead on gaining access to information of intelligence value that adversaries may have stored on their mobile devices.
"This isn't just about Apple or Microsoft," the official said. "There's a whole world of devices out there, and that's what we're going to do," the official said. "It is what it is."
All this is revealed just days before
CIA Director John Brennan unveils his reorganization plan to focus the CIA more on cyber-spying." -March 2015
http://www.cnbc.com/id/102492655#.