Red Alert in Companies... "Technology Thieves"

Industrial espionage is hurting South Korean companies and the national economy big time, reports donga.com.

"High technology seems to be targeted as industrial espionage is mostly concentrated in the semiconductor, display, and cellular phone fields.

In order to block the leakage of key technology, some companies prohibit or restrict copying data using USB memory devices.

Samsung Electronics operates an X-ray scanner at its main building in Seoul to prevent CDs or notebook computers from leaving the company without the department head's permission.

Employees and visitors of the Suwon and Kiheung Research Institutes have to put sealing stickers on their camera phones at the entrance".

emily | 6:10 PM | Privacy Concerns |
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