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I downvoted you because–considering your strong opinions–it seems unlikely that this is a question asked in good faith. And even if, it is answered both in the

• life_on_mars 10y ago
  The document in question was found on the personal laptop of a different former Waymo engineer. This neither supports nor refutes the original evidence Google claims to have regarding 14,000 files they claim that Lewandowsky downloaded. They should have to present that evidence publicly first before discovery, otherwise this looks like just a fishing expedition. In 2017, it's not uncommon to do work on your personal machine and handle personal issues on your work machine. In 2017, interfaces encourage archiving documents instead of deleting them, so it's not uncommon for people to still have documents they've long since forgotten about. I wouldn't be surprised if searches of the personal machines of most people in the world would turn up documents that belonged to that person's previous employers. Here's an experiment: If you acquired your current personal laptop prior to leaving one or more past employers, try searching your personal machine and personal email for documents or information that belong to any of your former employers. I suspect that many people would find at least one document showing up accidentally.