Yet, in an era in which the shadowy world of spying has been illuminated by the harsh spotlight of Wikileaks, the Snowden disclosures and the more recent CIA hacking documents, is it hypocritical to charge the Russians with such activity? Yet, perhaps most importantly, the Justice Department’s allegations underscore just how much private companies now hold of the lifeblood of our digital lives. Does this mean the Russian government should not be held accountable for hacking an American company? Does this mean it is hypocritical of the US Government to charge the Russians for the same kind of hacking it itself engages in? In the end, it is internet companies that are losing and bearing the brunt of today’s new digital battlegrounds.

Source: Forbes March 17, 2017 01:30 UTC