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    Tailgating  
          
      
          
      
      
   
  
                  
                            
              
  
                  
                            
              
  
    
        closely following an authorized person (without their knowledge) in order to gain access to a secure area        
          
      
          
      
      
    
  
      The spy agency hired a young thief for a tailgating attack where she would follow a man into a datacenter and steal a laptop.