How much should CI be ethical?

[Tadeusz Lemańczyk]

Inspired by both comments of Jean Philippe PAYET, I'd like to start a discussion in connection with the article L'Intelligence économique expliquée aux entreprises sénégalaises ( http://www.wikio.fr/article/61539386 ). The JPEG (ENFIN TRANQUILLE) published in it has incited me at last to ask openly the above question, which as a matter of fact pulses already through the discussion Businss lessons from The Office: Season 5 Episode 12 ( http://competitiveintelligence.ning.com/xn/detail/2036441:Comment:1... ) started by Bonnie Hohhof. Is it therefore unethical to exploit stupidities of our competitors?

By the way, be cautious. There is also another JPG (BUSH SUR LE FRONT DE LA GUERRE ÉCONOMIQUE) published in that article ( http://infostrat.numeriblog.fr/mon_weblog/2006/09/lie_explique_au.html ). But that's another story. ;-)