A Bad Week for Corporate Spies - Center for Media and Democracy

Over the past week, reporters and activists outed three different corporate spying operations. As John Stauber and Sheldon Rampton wrote in their 1995 book "Toxic Sludge Is Good for You!": "Movements for social and political reform have often become targets of surveillance. ... The public relations industry has developed a lucrative side business scrutinizing the thoughts and actions of citizen activists, using paid spies who are often recruited from ... Full Story »

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Posted by: Posted by Matthew Reibel - Apr 16, 2008 - 7:23 PM PDT
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