On Sat, Aug 19, 2000 at 04:25:45AM -0400, dmolnar wrote:
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> On Sat, 19 Aug 2000, No User wrote:
[CIA venture fund is funding 8 silicon valley companies]
> This seems a natural extension of the programs the NSA and CIA already
> run which give scholarships to college-bound students in exchange for
> their good will (and in some cases, a work commitment). Why not
> invest in something promising...and in the process gain some measure
> of access and control. Do you think these startups will have access
> to classified information?
Getting the CIA to fund you would seem to be a way to discourage
the national security apparatus from appropriating your patents.
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