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I spy with my little eye ...something confidential

By Brent Sheets, Editor
22 Mar 2004 | SearchMobileComputing.com

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Could your company's trade secrets be child's play for industrial espionage? Remember the popular children's game I spy? The first child might call out, "I spy with my little eye -- something green," then other players would attempt to guess the secret object. The proliferation of cell phones with built-in cameras has provided a swarm of "little eyes" in today's workplace, and experts warn that unwary companies could be at risk.

Think of it this way. Would you have any qualms about a disgruntled employee or visitor roaming your halls and offices with a digital camera, snapping photos of whatever they pleased? Well, a camera phone is a digital camera. And it includes the added ability to instantly transmit photos wirelessly, all without ever leaving any tell-tale traces on your network.

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