Social engineering is actually used in many setups and professions by people and institutions, discussed here as follows:
- Lawyers and psychologists: These groups of people have to get people into a certain state of mind to manipulate their minds. They use the same tactics as any other social engineer would use. It is just that they use them with non-malicious intentions. Through these tactics, they are able to conduct successful interrogations and interviews and get people to reveal information that they would otherwise withhold.
- Governments: Governments have to use social engineering to have control over the people that they govern. One of the key ways of social engineering people is by using authority. ...
