Abstract :
Because technical writers generate, work on, or simply have access to proprietary and other confidential information, they need to be aware of the extent of corporate and national espionage and their role in preventing it. The author discusses five responsibilities technical writers have: to protect documents, to guard their tongues, to report security problems, to avoid conflicts of interest, and to remember legal obligations to former employers. Vignettes illustrate actual espionage cases.
Keywords :
professional aspects; technical presentation; confidential information; conflicts of interest; corporate espionage; former employers; legal obligations; national espionage; professional responsibilities; proprietary information; technical writers; Companies; Computers; Contracts; Drugs; Government; Security;
