Broker, Trader, Lawyer, Spy

In this summary, you will learn

• How corporate intelligence gathering has gained momentum
• How corporate spies obtain information
• How well-known companies have engaged in espionage over everything from steel to chocolate

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Why you should read Broker, Trader, Lawyer, Spy

Your competitors might be rummaging through your trash, eavesdropping on your conversations or studying satellite images of your properties. Corporate espionage is more common than you might imagine, writes journalist Eamon Javers in this intriguing study of commercial spying. He offers an impressively thorough study of its past and present, and he doesn’t shy away from the thorny issues this sort of activity raises. Javers’ use of court documents and his interviews with industry players create a well-rounded look at this little-noticed corner of capitalism. getAbstract recommends this book to anyone who enjoys a good spy story as well as to users and targets of corporate espionage. Just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they’re not after you.

About the Author

Eamon Javers covers the White House and the economy for Politico. He was Washington correspondent for BusinessWeek magazine and frequently appears on network television.