How exposing anonymous companies could cut down on crime - Global Witness
View full lesson: http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-exposing-anonymous-companies-could-cut-down-on-crime-global-witness Companies are artificial entities created to allow real people to do business....
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For many of us, a typical day involves interactions with hundreds of companies. Buying their goods, using their services, even wearing their names. Corporations and companies have become such a familiar part of the modern landscape that it's easy to forget they're artificial entities created to allow real people to do business. But there are some types of companies that aren't engaged in any business at all. Instead, these anonymous companies exist mainly to disguise people doing things they'd rather not have the public know about. And these people go to great lengths to hide any links between their names and the companies they own. The life of an anonymous company usually begins in what's known as a secrecy jurisdiction,...
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For many of us, a typical day involves interactions with hundreds of companies. Buying their goods, using their services, even wearing their names. Corporations and companies have become such a familiar part of the modern landscape that it's easy to forget they're artificial entities created to allow real people to do business. But there are some types of companies that aren't engaged in any business at all. Instead, these anonymous companies exist mainly to disguise people doing things they'd rather not have the public know about. And these people go to great lengths to hide any links between their names and the companies they own. The life of an anonymous company usually begins in what's known as a secrecy jurisdiction,...
