(In other words, outrageous acts of personal abuse done for the purpose of gathering intelligence were permissible).
By working for al-Qaida, Padilla, Comey argued, could be deprived of a lawyer and indefinitely detained as an enemy combatant on a military brig off the South Carolina coast for the purpose of extracting intelligence out of him.
What is the purpose of an intelligence agency, anyway?
In any event, Ergo's own lawyers admitted in Rakoff's courtroom that the firm had been hired "for the purpose of gathering intelligence… about the motivations of this particular plaintiff and why he was bringing this particular litigation".
So that's the whole purpose of intelligence; to produce intentions and capabilities of potential adversaries.
In the field of artificial intelligence (AI), where the aim is to devise intelligently behaving computer-based artifacts (with the purpose of understanding human intelligence or just making intelligent computer systems and programs).
The purpose of acclimation and intelligence is similar, but the means differ; it is the means that defines phenomena in biology.
A separate article referred to the Watergate controversy itself — to the unlawful entry into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee "for the purpose of securing political intelligence".
It also pushes for strong measures against hackers who seek to break copyright protection, but also stipulates that protection can be broken in "lawfully authorised activities carried out by government employees, agents, or contractors for the purpose of law enforcement, intelligence, essential security, or similar governmental purposes".
It also pushes for aggressive measures to prevent hackers breaking copyright protection, although that comes with some exceptions: protection can be broken in the course of "lawfully authorised activities carried out by government employees, agents, or contractors for the purpose of law enforcement, intelligence, essential security, or similar governmental purposes".
