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Nestle's corporate espionage case closed


From: InfoSec News <alerts () infosecnews org>
Date: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 02:54:10 -0500 (CDT)

http://worldradio.ch/wrs/news/wrsnews/nestls-corporate-espionage-case-closed.shtml?35133

By Jackie Campo
World Radio Switzerland
22 March, 2013

The corporate espionage case involving Nestle, Securitas and Attac is closed.

Nestle and Securitas have waived their right to appeal after being found guilty of unlawfully obtaining information on employees of anti-globalization organization Attac.

Nestle was found guilty earlier this year of spying on Attac.

It was done through a Securitas employee who infiltrated the activist organization.

She passed on to Nestle personal information about employees of Attac, which was putting together a potentially damaging report on the food giant.

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