User:Nick Gardner /Sandbox

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I am surprised that you ask - there are so many activities that would obviously be difficult or impossible without a reasonable degree of privacy - here are a few:

• A technology company whose R&D programme has yielded a probable winner that it has not yet patented.
• A divorce lawyer who has advised a client that she is asking for too much.
• A commercial company preparing to make a takeover bid (does that require explanation?).
• The government of a developing country that is considering the possibility of devaluation.
• A petroleum geologist who believes that he can locate a new oilfield.
• A witness protection agency.
• A defence system
• An undercover agent in a terrorist cell.
• A banking regulator (for example) considering time inconsistency