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the friend who's always around, always listening, always filing a report on you later.
means a person who secretly supplies information about others, often to authorities, in exchange for protection, payment, or reduced punishment.
from from latin informare, to shape or give form to — an idea that got twisted into shaping the story someone else tells about you.
legal termoften called a cooperating witness in court
fbi budgetpays informants millions yearly, rarely disclosed
ancient practiceroman delatores got a cut of fines
trust paradoxmost effective ones are deeply trusted insiders