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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). Theoretically the difference between espionage and legal information gathering is clear. In practice, it is quite difficult to sometimes tell the difference between legal and illegal methods. Especially if one starts to consider the ethical side of information gathering, the border becomes even more blurred and elusive of definition.

Industrial espionage describes activities such as theft of trade secrets, bribery, blackmail, and technological surveillance. 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.

Espionage takes place in many forms. In short, the purpose of espionage is to gather knowledge about (an) organization(s). A spy may be hired, or may work for oneself.

 

 

Videos - Government Surveillance

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Thomas Tamm, recipient of the Prize for Truth-Telling April 22, 2009
Thomas Tamm known as one of the primary whistleblowers on government eaveasdropping.

CQ reporter: Wide circle of people knew about Harman wiretap April 21, 2009
CQPolitics.coms Jeff Stein joins Countdown guest host David Shuster to discuss a complicated new story involving NSA wiretapping, Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., Israeli lobbyists and espionage. Harman denies that she offered to get Israeli spies off the hook but Stein says a wide circle of people in Congress knew about the deal.

Harman: "If There Are Tapes Out There, Bring It On" April 21, 2009
more at msnbc.com

Congresswomen On Wiretap Promising to Intervene for Israeli Lobbying Firm April 20, 2009
Rep. Jane Harman , the California Democrat with a longtime involvement in intelligence issues, was overheard on an NSA wiretap telling a suspected Israeli agent that she would lobby the Justice Department reduce espionage-related charges against two officials of the American Israeli Public Affairs Committee, the most powerful pro-Israel organization in Washington.

Wiretap Catches Treasonous Deal Between Congresswoman and Israeli Agent April 21, 2009

KO Countdown : Wiretap MSNBC April 17, 2009
The New York Times John Risen discusses a story he broke confirming that the NSA spying was indeed domestic & was used on one member of Congress

Former Intel Heads Say NSA Wiretapping Was Legal April 16, 2009

CNN legal analyst expects government to win wiretapping case April 10, 2008

Nancy Pelosi Warrantless Wiretapping & The Military Industrial Complex pt.1 April 8, 2009

Nancy Pelosi Warrantless Wiretapping & The Military Industrial Complex pt.2 April 8, 2009

Warrantless Wiretapping: Rep. Wasserman Schultz Say No. January 27, 2009
Rep Wasserman Schultz speaks out against allowing warrantless wiretaps with no prior court review, allowing the government to spy on Americans without suspicion of their wrongdoing. We need a wiretap program that protects our constitutional rights.

Obama Pushes To Continue Warrantless Wiretapping April 8, 2009

Obama Admin. Defends Bush Wiretapping April 8, 2008
Russia Today discusses the controversial and seemingly contradictory move by Obama and his administration to defend Bush-era wiretapping. The move is almost certain to draw fire from Obama's liberal base who rallied behind Obama's campaign condemnations of George W. Bush's electronic surveillance policies.

Countdown - Russell Tice, former NSA analyst, discloses NSA surveillance procedures.
Countdown - Russell Tice, former NSA analyst, discloses NSA surveillance procedures. January 21, 2009

Obama Moves To Legalize Warrantless Wiretapping! April 7, 2009

KO Countdown : Wiretap 090407 : What Americans Can Do April 8, 2009
Constitutional law Prof. Jonathan Turley discusses the legal ramifications of the Obama administrations defense of former President George Bushs wiretapping policy.

KO Countdown : Wiretap 090408 : Holder Defends Bush April 9, 2009
Senior staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation, Kevin Bankston reacts to Attorney General Eric Holders statement that former President George Bushs state secrets argument was correct in the wiretapping case.

Countdown 1/22/09: Journalist reacts to wiretapping revelations January 22, 2009
James Risen of The New York Times, who knows he's been wiretapped, shares his opinion on the developments in the NSA wiretapping story.

Sheldon Whitehouse and Marcy Wheeler Discuss al-Haramain Wiretapping Suit January 22, 2009
On March 11, 2009, the statute of limitations for Bush's reauthorization of his illegal wiretap program begins to expire. That means the Obama DOJ has about 6 weeks to put together an indictment for those illegal actions. At the Progressive Media Summit, Marcy Wheeler asks Senator Sheldon Whitehouse whether there's a way the Senate Judiciary and/or Intelligence Committees can get the evidence in place while

James Bamford on Democracy Now October 14, 2008
James Bamford describes the NSA's subcontracting to Israeli firms for mass surveillance of U.S.-based electronic communications

Domestic Surveillance Panel (1/6) - 2009 National Whistleblower Assembly
This one-hour panel discussion served as the centerpiece event of the 2009 National Whistleblower Assembly. The presentation, entitled Domestic Surveillance: The Next Steps, focused on privacy rights, featuring key whistleblowers and leaders who have challenged warrantless wiretapping scandal since 2005 when it was first exposed.

The Communicators: Telecommunications & Surveillance Operations
Marc Rotenberg, Electronic Privacy Information Center, President & Patrick Philbin, Washington DC Attorney, discuss offering telecommunications companies retroactive immunity from lawsuits as a result of assisting the government in surveillance operatio

Interview: Dr. D. Korff about surveillance in the EU
Dr. D. Korff is professor of International Law and spoke about surveillance in the European Union on the 31. October in Maastricht.