Private intelligence agencies
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A Private Intelligence Agency is a private sector (non-governmental) organization devoted to the collection and analysis of information, most commonly through the evaluation of public sources (HUMINT) and cooperation with other institutions. Some private agencies make their services available to individual consumers; however, most of these agencies sell their services to large cooperations with an interest or investment in the category (e.g. crime, disease, corruption, etc.) or the region (e.g. Middle East, Vietnam, Prague, etc.). Some private agencies also provide related services, such as security personnel, survellience equipment, medical evacuation or traveler's insurance.
