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Elon Musk did this nearly a decade ago at Tesla to try to identify a source of leaks. He sent many copies of a memo with slightly different versions to key team

Elon Musk did this nearly a decade ago at Tesla to try to identify a source of leaks. He sent many copies of a memo with slightly different versions to key team members. It backfired when one of the top executives forwarded his own copy to the rest of the team. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/should-management-spy-on-employees/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/should-management-spy-on-employ...

jwilk 9y ago
How did it backfire? He forwarded his copy... and what?
- ajryan 9y ago
  You wouldn't know who specifically leaked, just that it was either the exec or someone who received the forward.
  - mikeash 9y ago
    It also revealed the existence of the trick, since people saw their copies were different.