Economic and Industrial espionage include the theft of confidential and sensitive business information owned by a company or a state, so that its competitors can benefit from it. It may take several forms, including direct theft of technical formulas and specifications, processes, designs and advanced electronic surveillance equipment, or bribe or blackmail employees. The practice of stealing the secrets of a competitor in business, or spying on his activities, may date back to the early period when people knew about trade ...
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Economic and Industrial espionage include the theft of confidential and sensitive business information owned by a company or a state, so that its competitors can benefit from it. It may take several forms, including direct theft of technical formulas and specifications, processes, designs and advanced electronic surveillance equipment, or bribe or blackmail employees. The practice of stealing the secrets of a competitor in business, or spying on his activities, may date back to the early period when people knew about trade and trade. But the rapid development of technology during the 20th century and the sudden and dramatic expansion of computer and electronics technology since the Second World War (1939-1945) made industrial espionage a major problem in the modern world of commerce.
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