an analysis anything that's more yours than common knowledge, and publishes it without telling you... That's scooping & certainly malicious.
At the end of day, like with everything, there's risk. That risk should be minimised but it'll never disappear. Bad actors always exist.
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If fear of being scooped stops you doing good work, that's certainly an indication something is very wrong.
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And by good work I include science communication and networking.
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And by wrong I include misunderstanding the threat and the ways to deal with the threat.
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Lots of journals offer scoop protection though not sure what it actually is in practice
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Never heard of it. Do you know more? Or which journal?
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