Private Spies: Toxic Relationships and Manipulation Tactics

Barry Meyer discusses the rise of private spies and their toxic relationships with corporations, oligarchs, powerful executives, and the news media. The chapter explores how private intelligence agencies gather compromising information for various purposes, highlighting examples such as oligarchs engaging in massive litigation and individuals like Harvey Weinstein using private spies to intimidate women. It also delves into the tactics of deception and manipulation used by firms like Black Cube and K2 Intelligence.