Economic Espionage and Industrial Spying [Hardcover]

An analytic assessment of the changing nature of crime in the burgeoning information society, first published in 2005.In view of the recent revolution in information technology, this book investigates the current state of industrial espionage, showing the far-reaching effects of advances in computing and wireless communications. Synthesizing views from leading national and international authorities, Hedi Nasheri explains the historical and conceptual underpinnings of economic espionage, trade secret theft, and industrial spying. She shows how these activities have impacted society, and she tracks the legislative and statutory efforts to control them. Throughout the book Nasheri emphasizes the international ramifications of economic espionage. She also includes numerous accounts of noteworthy cases and episodes.In view of the recent revolution in information technology, this book investigates the current state of industrial espionage, showing the far-reaching effects of advances in computing and wireless communications. Synthesizing views from leading national and international authorities, Hedi Nasheri explains the historical and conceptual underpinnings of economic espionage, trade secret theft, and industrial spying. She shows how these activities have impacted society, and she tracks the legislative and statutory efforts to control them. Throughout the book Nasheri emphasizes the international ramifications of economic espionage. She also includes numerous accounts of noteworthy cases and episodes.Hedieh Nasheri investigates the current state of industrial espionage, revealing the far-reaching effects of advances in computing and wireless communications, in view of the recent revolution in information technology. Synthesizing perspectives from leading national and international authorities, Nasheri analyzes the historical and conceptual foundations of economic espionage, trade secret thefts, and industrial spying. She demonstrates how these activities impact sol.