Technology in Espionage and Counterintelligence: Some Cautionary Lessons from Armed Conflict

Reference

Alex Leveringhaus, ‘Technology in Espionage and Counterintelligence: Some Cautionary Lessons from Armed Conflict’ (2023) 37 Ethics & International Affairs 147

Argues that technical intelligence (TECHINT) cannot simply replace human intelligence in the ethics of spying, drawing an analogy with precision weapons to show how new technology can change practices and create new ethical problems.