Some information is more sensitive than other kinds.
This course will explore the acquisition of regular and sensitive information and the ethics of the means used to obtain and exploit it. As in many other spheres of human activity, the greater part of the information necessary to the making of useful, informed business decisions lies within the public domain. What is required is a thorough understanding of the sources and the methods to exploit them. Over the past two decades, the acquisition, storage and retrieval of all kinds of business intelligence have changed substantially. This has made sensitive business information, at one and the same time, more readily accessible, and, more attractive to predators.