How Social Networks Can Give Competitors a Window Into Your Business

According to a couple of McKinsey consultants, companies aren’t adequately aware of all the ways their competitors can use social networks and related tools to gather information about them. Here are a few sources of insider information you may not have considered.

According to a pair of McKinsey consultants, companies aren’t adequately aware of all the ways their competitors can use social networks and related tools to gather information about them. Here are a few sources of insider information you may not have considered.

Even a seemingly personal Facebook post or tweet about an employee’s travel plans can reveal to competitors which professional conference or event s/he may be attending.

LinkedIn doesn’t get as much heat for privacy issues as Facebook, but it’s a goldmine for would-be corporate spies.

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