When Bob tells Alice she should do it, and compensates her for doing it, there's potential liability under a principle called "tortious interference". It's not a definite thing, but I think it's fair to say it's a risky idea to build a business on.
But when Jennifer notifies Alice that Bob is giving her information he shouldn't, and to please stop sharing it with others, Alice loses plausible deniability, especially if she ends up selling that information.
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It's not really Bob's fault/liability of Alice gives him confidential information is it? (The exception to the rule being government data)
When Bob tells Alice she should do it, and compensates her for doing it, there's potential liability under a principle called "tortious interference". It's not a definite thing, but I think it's fair to say it's a risky idea to build a business on.
But when Jennifer notifies Alice that Bob is giving her information he shouldn't, and to please stop sharing it with others, Alice loses plausible deniability, especially if she ends up selling that information.