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Interesting article, but it misses a big issue.

If found out, the competitor may engage in counter Intelligence. It might have been more prudent for the company to keep the garbage man supplying the other side with information.



Excellent point. Competitive intelligence goes both ways. The skills and attitudes I had learned in the computer security field were very useful doing competitive strategy as well.




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