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Move fast and break things has interesting side effects. If in fact you can prove he took documents, not just what was in his brain, then likely Google will win

Move fast and break things has interesting side effects. If in fact you can prove he took documents, not just what was in his brain, then likely Google will win as that law is fairly obvious. If you can't, what knowledge he knows that he took with him is much more difficult to prove as "stolen".

geofft 10y ago
Here's the post by Waymo: https://medium.com/waymo/a-note-on-our-lawsuit-against-otto-and-uber-86f4f98902a1 https://medium.com/waymo/a-note-on-our-lawsuit-against-otto-... > Recently, we received an unexpected email. One of our suppliers specializing in LiDAR components sent us an attachment (apparently inadvertently) of machine drawings of what was purported to be Uber’s LiDAR circuit board — except its design bore a striking resemblance to Waymo’s unique LiDAR design. > We found that six weeks before his resignation this former employee, Anthony Levandowski, downloaded over 14,000 highly confidential and proprietary design files for Waymo’s various hardware systems, including designs of Waymo’s LiDAR and circuit board. To gain access to Waymo’s design server, Mr. Levandowski searched for and installed specialized software onto his company-issued laptop. Once inside, he downloaded 9.7 GB of Waymo’s highly confidential files and trade secrets, including blueprints, design files and testing documentation. Then he connected an external drive to the laptop. Mr. Levandowski then wiped and reformatted the laptop in an attempt to erase forensic fingerprints. The full legal complaint is at the bottom of that post. It doesn't say how Waymo detected it, but presumably they have internal IT logs. The claim is not about anything in his brain.
- disposableteen2 10y ago
  Did they reconstruct this from the server logs or were they monitoring his laptop in real time?
  - packetized 10y ago
    Most likely both.
  - mc32 10y ago
    They probably have all kind of activity meta data on all emps but don't actively monitor and only go back and reconstruct in these kinds of events (leaks, IP disputes, emp misconduct, etc.)
  - rodgerd 10y ago
    They won't have been monitoring his laptop. They will have been monitoring the Google laptop he used. It's an important distinction people are well-advised to remember.

geofft 10y ago

Here's the post by Waymo: https://medium.com/waymo/a-note-on-our-lawsuit-against-otto-and-uber-86f4f98902a1 https://medium.com/waymo/a-note-on-our-lawsuit-against-otto-... > Recently, we received an unexpected email. One of our suppliers specializing in LiDAR components sent us an attachment (apparently inadvertently) of machine drawings of what was purported to be Uber’s LiDAR circuit board — except its design bore a striking resemblance to Waymo’s unique LiDAR design. > We found that six weeks before his resignation this former employee, Anthony Levandowski, downloaded over 14,000 highly confidential and proprietary design files for Waymo’s various hardware systems, including designs of Waymo’s LiDAR and circuit board. To gain access to Waymo’s design server, Mr. Levandowski searched for and installed specialized software onto his company-issued laptop. Once inside, he downloaded 9.7 GB of Waymo’s highly confidential files and trade secrets, including blueprints, design files and testing documentation. Then he connected an external drive to the laptop. Mr. Levandowski then wiped and reformatted the laptop in an attempt to erase forensic fingerprints. The full legal complaint is at the bottom of that post. It doesn't say how Waymo detected it, but presumably they have internal IT logs. The claim is not about anything in his brain.

disposableteen2 10y ago
Did they reconstruct this from the server logs or were they monitoring his laptop in real time?
- packetized 10y ago
  Most likely both.
- mc32 10y ago
  They probably have all kind of activity meta data on all emps but don't actively monitor and only go back and reconstruct in these kinds of events (leaks, IP disputes, emp misconduct, etc.)
- rodgerd 10y ago
  They won't have been monitoring his laptop. They will have been monitoring the Google laptop he used. It's an important distinction people are well-advised to remember.