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economic espionage

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A quick definition of economic espionage:

Economic espionage is when someone steals important information about money, trade, or technology from a company or the government. They do this secretly and illegally. This can be very bad for the country because it can hurt the economy and national security. The government made a law called the Economic Espionage Act to punish people who do this. If someone is caught, they can go to jail for a long time and have to pay a lot of money. Sometimes people do this just to make money for themselves, and that's called corporate espionage.

A more thorough explanation:

Economic espionage is when someone illegally or secretly targets or acquires sensitive financial, trade, or economic policy information, proprietary economic information, or technological information. This can harm the economic stability of a country and individual companies. The primary law against economic espionage is the Economic Espionage Act of 1996 (EEA), which defines economic espionage as the theft or misappropriation of trade secrets and other intellectual property with the intent or knowledge that the offense will benefit a foreign government, foreign instrumentality, or foreign agent.

  • An employee of a U.S. company shares confidential technology with a foreign government, which could threaten national security.
  • A company steals trade secrets from a competitor to gain a competitive advantage in the market.

These examples illustrate how economic espionage can harm both national security and individual companies. The sharing of confidential technology with foreign governments can lead to a loss of competitive advantage and harm the overall economic growth of a country. The theft of trade secrets can also harm individual companies by giving competitors an unfair advantage in the market.

The punishment for economic espionage can be severe. Individuals can face up to 15 years in prison and up to $5 million in fines, while companies can face fines up to three times the value of the misappropriated information. However, the prosecution must prove that the person knew the information was a trade secret and intended to benefit a foreign government. Individuals who do not intend to benefit a foreign government but still intend to misappropriate trade secrets can be punished under § 1832 of the EEA.

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9:32
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worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
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WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:34
I mean if Fordham doesn't release today I will purposefully get on a train, go to new york, and then take the stinkiest shit inside the admission office's toilet (potentially clogging it and forcing them to get a plumber)
IS IT ONLY ON MY END WHY DID THAT SEND TEN MILLION TIMES
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WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:35
it sent a million times lol
WHAT HAPPENED
yeah i thought you were tweaking for a second
i'm so sorry everyone what the actual fuck this website hates me
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:35
Jack's just tweaking on LSD no biggie
to be fair this accurately represents my mental state
election day psychosis coming in hot (fordham)
usc pls pull through .....
i literally just need one A so i can relax before my ED decision
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:38
oh that's right USC might release
soapy
9:43
USC still has not looked at my app
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:43
when did you submit soapy?
soapy
9:44
10/16
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:44
to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review
soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)
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