Industrial espionage "Industrial espionage or corporate espionage is espionage conducted for commercial purposes instead of national security purposes.
The term is distinct from legal and ethical activities such as examining corporate publications, websites, patent filings, and the like to determine the activities of a corporation (this is normally referred to as competitive intelligence). Instead, it describes unethical or illegal activities such as theft of trade secrets, bribery, blackmail, technological surveillance and even occasional violence. As well as spying on commercial organizations, governments can also be targets of commercial espionage—for example, to determine the terms of a tender for a government contract so that another tenderer can underbid.
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Industrial espionage
"Industrial espionage or corporate espionage is espionage conducted for commercial purposes instead of national security purposes.
The term is distinct from legal and ethical activities such as examining corporate publications, websites, patent filings, and the like to determine the activities of a corporation (this is normally referred to as competitive intelligence). Instead, it describes unethical or illegal activities such as theft of trade secrets, bribery, blackmail, technological surveillance and even occasional violence. As well as spying on commercial organizations, governments can also be targets of commercial espionage—for example, to determine the terms of a tender for a government contract so that another tenderer can underbid.
Industrial espionage is most commonly associated with technology-heavy industries, particularly the computer and automobile sectors."
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