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that they teach you gather intelligence on an individual.
Some are legal, some are not.

Q What would be an example of something that you
would want to find out about a critic?

A If for example there was someone that was
identified as a critic that was saying something against
Scientology the first thing that would be done would be a
complete check on the person, what they called an ODC,
which stands for Overt Data Collection. What that is,
you would get all the information on the individual,
name, address, you would obtain their social security
number. You would check all court records. Any kind of
information that would be publicly available would be
in ODC.

Q And that would be something that you would
actually go after?

A Yes, I did many of these. There was something
also called a CDC, which is Covert Data Collection. CDC
were obtained by other individuals that had access to
private information on individuals. We would obtain
credit card information, all your credit information,
copies of your phone bills, private investigators would
be hired, and they would go through your garbage. They
would talk to your neighbors. They would talk to your
friends. They would previous employers.