# Can intelligence agencies (CIA, Europol) use 'unethical' tactics to nab terrorists?

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [February 15, 2017, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-intelligence-agencies-cia-europol-use-unethical-tactics-to-nab-terrorists/779922 "2017-02-15T17:38:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![Velocity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/velocity/32/18006_2.png) [@Velocity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Velocity)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2017, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-intelligence-agencies-cia-europol-use-unethical-tactics-to-nab-terrorists/779922/21 "2017-02-20T22:44:41Z")

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If the OP considers infiltration to be “unethical,” then really, what methods of espionage does he consider ethical? There’s hacking, surreptitious photography, stalking, blackmail, bribery etc. all the time in espionage, no?

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