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"Paying a Google employee to steal their designs and sell them to you" is vastly different than regular industrial espionage.
by scott_karana 9y ago
"Paying a Google employee to steal their designs and sell them to you" is vastly different than regular industrial espionage.
- londons_explore 9y agoSounds exactly like regular espionage to me. Hiring employees from competitors with "5 years experience in this exact line of work" really is espionage on a small scale. They will use their knowledge of what doesn't work, and how not to approach problems gleaned from their previous employer to solve your problems much quicker. Previous employers cost to develop a space laser: 5 years. Time to re-invent space laser when you already know how to do it: 6 months.
- scott_karana 9y agoThat's still different than bringing literal, patented design files with you. ;) Time to invent: 0