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Theft of Proprietary Information

Theft of Proprietary Information definition - hacker

(legal term)

Stealing protected information within businesses known only to a limited number of persons working there. Typically, information that competitors would very much want to have to gain a market advantage falls into this category of proprietary information. Research and development (R&D) records, legal records, and customer and supplier lists also place in this category.

See Also: Theft.

Brenner, S. Article V: Fraud and Theft Crimes. [Online, 1999.] University of Dayton School of Law Website. http://cybercrimes.net/99MSCCC/MSCCC/Article5/ 5.02.1.html.

Webster's New World Hacker Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Bernadette Schell and Clemens Martin.
Published by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Indianapolis, Indiana.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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