BBC - Corporate espionage is as old as business itself. But today as technology develops, there has been an expansion of murky practices like phone bugging, computer hacking and secret filming. The range of businesses that have relied on corporate espionage is breathtakingly wide.
• In the glamorous world of Formula One, McLaren was fined £50 million for spying on rival Ferrari.
• A waste tycoon who bugged the phones and hacked the computers of local residents and government officials investigating his company ended up going to prison.
• A builder and conservatory designer who was spied on by a larger rival lost his business and moved to Spain. (more)
