> this file was known to be "who is sleeping with who in Paris", including people posing no security threat whatsoever.
Yes, exactly. That's precisely what I expect any functioning and remotely competent secret service to do. Secret services are bound to look into anyone that is involved in anything that might represent a liability and a security threat. Thus to make sure someone doesn't pose a security threat... Secret services need to look into that person to perform threat assessments and protect the state and potential victims alike.
Let's not pretend for a moment that foreign powers haven't used sex, either directly by ordering agents to seduce and compromise targets or indirectly through collecting explicit evidence, to infiltrate and compromise state institutions.
Yes, exactly. That's precisely what I expect any functioning and remotely competent secret service to do. Secret services are bound to look into anyone that is involved in anything that might represent a liability and a security threat. Thus to make sure someone doesn't pose a security threat... Secret services need to look into that person to perform threat assessments and protect the state and potential victims alike.
Let's not pretend for a moment that foreign powers haven't used sex, either directly by ordering agents to seduce and compromise targets or indirectly through collecting explicit evidence, to infiltrate and compromise state institutions.