>> Strider Technologies scours open-source data in China to identify technologies most at risk of being stolen — and the people who might be tempted to steal th

>> Strider Technologies scours open-source data in China to identify technologies most at risk of being stolen — and the people who might be tempted to steal them. China’s government calls IP theft allegations ‘malicious slandering.’ ALL governments conduct espionage. Most governments will deny that they do it. China is no different in that respect. >> Greg Levesque, Strider’s chief executive officer, said his company’s algorithms look for connections between people and Chinese government programs for recruiting engineers and scientists. The data the company compiles include lists of invited speakers to Chinese universities and government-sponsored conferences, and membership rosters of talent programs offering grants and other incentives to work in China, he said. It is surprising how much you can discover and infer from publicly available information.