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Proper Procedures

forInternet Searching

Proper procedures are needed for Internet searching when an organization

establishes a policy for the use of intelligence gleaned from the Internet,

such as for background vetting, due diligence, competitive intelligence,

and clearances. Practical methodology will be covered in SectionIV. This

chapter is concerned with the strategy adopted by an agency or private

entity for formal controls on the collection, analysis, and reporting of

information from the Internet in compliance with management policy.

Such controls became necessary because of the proliferation of sources of

information accessible from the Internet, and the wildly varying nature

(quality, accuracy) of the