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The world's second-oldest profession, conducted entirely in the third person.
means The practice of secretly gathering another nation's or organization's confidential information.
from From French espionnage, rooted in Old French espion (spy), tracing to a Germanic word meaning to watch — the trade is literally named after staring.
Ancient resumeSun Tzu devoted a whole chapter to spies.
TradecraftDead drops hide secrets without spies ever meeting.
Legal grayNo international law actually bans peacetime spying.