Espionage
clandestine acquisition of confidential information From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Espionage or spying is a practice of getting information about an organization, society, or country that is meant to be secret or confidential, without permission. Espionage usually involves having access to where the needed information is stored or to the people that know the information. In wartime, espionage is a war crime.
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The person who (is unwillingly being spied upon or willingly) gives away information is called an "intelligence asset".[1][2][3][4] The person who receives information is called a "spy" or more vaguely an "agent". A double agent is one who trades information to both sides, and is (without their knowledge) related to or being employed by both sides.
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