>But, say, inferring that a retailer will do well by counting cars in the parking lot or doing customer polls would be fine in the US. The customers can talk al

>But, say, inferring that a retailer will do well by counting cars in the parking lot or doing customer polls would be fine in the US. The customers can talk all they want. It’s worth noting that if you got that information by virtue of working for a company that did such research, and that company had a policy preventing you from sharing that information, then you could be found guilty of insider trading, under the misappropriation theory.