Political Privacy

In 2016, the Republican National Congressional Committee found itself on the losing end of media infiltration of its operation. CBS News, working with a member of Congress, infiltrated the NRCC and later published a so-called exposé, “Dialing for Dollars.” No legal consequences followed. 

More recently, Sacha Baron Cohen produced “Who is America?” In this television series, numerous politicos fell for Borat-style tactics to secretly record and humiliate them. No legal consequences resulted. 

Political spycraft, whether practiced by the media or political opponents, is on the rise. Savvy actors need spend but pennies on the dollar of traditional opposition research firms to deliver devastating results. Through basic social engineering techniques, phishing, or manipulating poorly trained staff, valuable and confidential information can quickly be acquired and distributed. 

We have solutions to this kind of political infiltration and spycraft. 

Political campaigns and non-profits, facing transient staff and razor-thin budgets, often operate without much protection. The majority of political actors use—if they use them at all—one-size-fits all, boilerplate contracts. Whether for employment, data policies or confidentiality concerns, these agreements are usually outdated and unlikely to protect valuable information. 

We understand how successful political infiltration works. Unless careful policies, training, and agreements are in place, the number of legal loopholes to remove information are abundant. We can offer individualized packages to protect organizations big and small from political spycraft.