How are the motivations and risks different? The motivation seems like "country wants more information to use against people" and the risk is that they do it. At least in recent history (~50 yrs) the US has done way more damage globally through its intelligence agencies than probably any other country
> The motivation seems like "country wants more information to use against people" and the risk is that they do it.
IIRC, the intelligence utility of hotel booking data is for counterintelligence, so it's more like "use against other spies." They're looking for situations where spies/sources are traveling to the same place to meet.
