▁platforms ▁Category : Internet ▁properties ▁established ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁Category : B log ▁hosting ▁services ▁Category : Y ▁Com bin ator ▁companies <0x0A> </s> ▁In ▁intelligence , ▁assets ▁are ▁persons ▁within ▁organizations ▁or ▁countries ▁being ▁sp ied ▁upon ▁who ▁provide ▁information ▁for ▁an ▁outside ▁sp y . ▁They ▁are ▁sometimes ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁agents , ▁and ▁in ▁law ▁enfor cement ▁parl ance , ▁as ▁confident ial ▁inform ants , ▁or ▁" C Is " ▁for ▁short . ▁ ▁There ▁are ▁different ▁categories ▁of ▁assets , ▁including ▁people ▁who : ▁▁ ▁Will ingly ▁work ▁for ▁a ▁foreign ▁government ▁for ▁ide ological ▁reasons ▁such ▁as ▁being ▁against ▁their ▁own ▁government , ▁but ▁live ▁in ▁a ▁country ▁that ▁doesn ' t ▁allow ▁political ▁opposition . ▁They ▁may ▁elect ▁to ▁work ▁with ▁a ▁foreign ▁power ▁to ▁change ▁their ▁own ▁country ▁because ▁there ▁are ▁few ▁other ▁ways ▁available . ▁ ▁Work ▁for ▁mon et ary ▁gain . ▁Int elligence ▁services ▁often ▁pay ▁good ▁w ages ▁to ▁people ▁in ▁important ▁positions ▁that ▁are ▁willing ▁to ▁bet ray ▁secre ts . ▁ ▁Have ▁been ▁black ma iled ▁and ▁are ▁forced ▁into ▁their ▁role . ▁ ▁Do ▁not ▁even ▁know ▁they ▁are ▁being ▁used ▁( so ▁called ▁" use ful ▁id i ots "). ▁As sets ▁can ▁be ▁loyal ▁to ▁their ▁country , ▁but ▁may ▁still ▁provide ▁a ▁foreign ▁agent ▁with ▁information ▁through ▁fail ures ▁in ▁information ▁safety , ▁such ▁as ▁using ▁in secure ▁computers ▁or ▁not ▁following ▁proper ▁OP SE C ▁procedures ▁during ▁day - to -