The amount of data obtainable from the Internet is increasing exponentially every year and is multiplied by the common practice of posting information openly. Social networking sites such as MySpace, Facebook, Linkedin, and Twitter encourages users of these sites to upload personal information about themselves, their hobbies, interests, and jobs. Many professionals working for industrial plants and manufacturing facilities are also accustomed to posting technical questions about their equipment and systems in online vendor forums and blogs looking for advice to solve problems. As procurement and project bidding processes move online, it has become a typical practice to post complete facility blueprints, equipment specification sheets, and drawings online to aide perspective contracting companies in bidding on projects.
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