Although, to the layman, using these techniques may seem absurd, one can never be too careful. My business is revolutionary. It's going to change the face of productivity as we know it, and there are countless of less honorable businessmen out there who just might try and get their hands on my ideas tucked away in my computer.
Thus, I will institute data encryption. That is, to wit, I will include a cipher as part of my hiring package with which my employees will know just how much I transposed the names of thier clients and addresses, thereby confusing the hell out of them, but gaining the peace of mind that their source of well being (i.e., me) will not be usurped by another sneaky company.