Private intelligence agency
PRIVATE COMPANY DEVOTED TO THE COLLECTION, ANALYSIS, AND USE OF INFORMATION
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A private intelligence agency (PIA) is a private sector (non-governmental) or quasi-non-government organization devoted to the collection, analysis, and exploitation of information, through the evaluation of public sources (OSINT or Open Source INTelligence) and cooperation with other institutions. Some private intelligence agencies obtain information deceptively or through on-the-ground activities for clients.