Comments on: LinkedIn: an espionage tool? http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/2008/06/23/linkedin-an-espionage-tool/ The small business blog of SmallBizPod - inspiration and practical advice for entrepreneurs Mon, 22 Feb 2010 15:03:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: David Tebbutt http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/2008/06/23/linkedin-an-espionage-tool/#comment-151051 David Tebbutt Sat, 27 Dec 2008 09:38:11 +0000 http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/?p=449#comment-151051 I would have thought that the issue is one of quality versus quantity or, if you prefer, signal versus noise. Sure Google has more information but LinkedIn provides what it has in a more focused and more usefully navigable way. I would have thought that the issue is one of quality versus quantity or, if you prefer, signal versus noise. Sure Google has more information but LinkedIn provides what it has in a more focused and more usefully navigable way.

]]> By: Alex Bomberg http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/2008/06/23/linkedin-an-espionage-tool/#comment-151049 Alex Bomberg Fri, 26 Dec 2008 21:58:20 +0000 http://www.smallbizpod.co.uk/blog/?p=449#comment-151049 I have written a number of articles on Espionage and "open source" data; i am the founder of International Intelligence Limited and a member of RUSI. There is far to much information on Google for LinkedIn to add to any risk. anyone spending time carrying out research on an individual or company can access a number of on-line databases, or worse still blogs. information is power but the truth remains that it is how that intelligence is used that is the key to espionage. for articles on counter espionage, see www.int-int.co.uk I have written a number of articles on Espionage and “open source” data; i am the founder of International Intelligence Limited and a member of RUSI.

There is far to much information on Google for LinkedIn to add to any risk.

anyone spending time carrying out research on an individual or company can access a number of on-line databases, or worse still blogs.

information is power but the truth remains that it is how that intelligence is used that is the key to espionage.

for articles on counter espionage, see http://www.int-int.co.uk

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