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# Principled Spying: The Ethics of Secret Intelligence Hardcover – Illustrated, 2 April 2018

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Fascinating look at the security services
  

*by I***G on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 7 March 2023*

David Omand is a Visiting Professor in the War Studies Department, King's College London and served for 7 years on the UK Joint Intelligence Committee. Mark Phythian is is Professor of Politics in the Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Leicester. This is a pertinent, clearly written and thought provoking look at the factors to be taken into consideration when setting the "ground rules" for the secret intelligence, including limits on what agents should be able to do and the information they can obtain.  I felt that it really draws out the balance to be struck between what's necessary to protect citizens and what's necessary to protect democracy and I came away rethinking some of my opinions on the topic.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Evidence that British spies are OK really.
  

*by M***Y on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 12 June 2020*

I have read and re-read this book several times as it forms the backbone of my research into the subject. I was greatly reassured when I read it that there was a strong ethical understanding that underlied the work of the british intelligence agencies. Since first reading it I have discovered some cracks under the carpet but I still believe this, in essence? to be fundamentally true. That was a message that needed getting across and I was persuaded. So I am greatful.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Balanced view of the ethics behind spying
  

*by A***L on Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on 26 January 2019*

This is an extremely well-written and engaging book that talks about the ethics behind spying - most pertinently, the balance that needs to be struck between allowing people to exercise their right of free speech, etc, and being able to monitor them (and worse) in order to ensure that everyone can be kept safe, both from home nationals and foreign nationals. It’s particularly relevant in the age of digital data, in which the ability to communicate using encrypted channels is no longer the preserve of the few, but if anybody who uses popular messaging apps. The author obviously has a great deal of experience in this field, and the book is a really fascinating treatise on the challenges facing the security services. Definitely recommended for anybody with an interest in this subject.

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