industrial espionage
the stealing of technological or commercial research data, blueprints, plans, etc., as by a person in the hire of a competing company.
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How to use industrial espionage in a sentence
Peter Andreas argues at Foreign Affairs that we all need to calm down a little on smuggling and industrial espionage.
Why Should the US Accept a Gangster's Paradise? | Justin Green | February 28, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAt first, Stuxnet was thought to be spyware; its goal, industrial espionage.
In the U.S., he was conducting industrial espionage only: He received messages, burned them, sent information back.
When Quillan had last met Reetal Destone, a year and a half before, the taste was being satisfied in industrial espionage.
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British Dictionary definitions for industrial espionage
attempting to obtain trade secrets by dishonest means, as by telephone- or computer-tapping, infiltration of a competitor's workforce, etc
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