Dilbert cartoon first published on Saturday 7th September 2013

Dilbert//8911, first published thirteen years ago on Saturday 7th September 2013

Tags

civil liberties law enforcement officers surveillance stole sensitive info spy software stealing back

Official transcript

NSA Agent: You hacked into a government database and stole sensitive information. Dilbert: Technically, it was my company's information that your spy software stole first. I was just stealing it back. So we're good here, right? NSA Agent: Yeah, that's how it works.

originally published on dilbert.com

Open source transcript

YOU HACKED INTO A GOVERNMENT DATABASE AND STOLE SENSITIVE INFORMATION.

TECHNICALLY, IT WAS MY COMPANY'S INFORMATION THAT YOUR SPY SOFTWARE STOLE FIRST. I WAS JUST STEALING IT BACK.

SO WE'RE GOOD HERE, RIGHT?

YEAH, THAT'S HOW IT WORKS.

collated from github.com/jvarn/dilbert-archive

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