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What exactly would the crime be, here? If you really want this, think it all the way out.

• gpm 7y ago
  Using existing laws: In general, fraud against the company. In this specific case, you might be able to throw in conspiracy to violate the CFAA. Using new laws: I would be perfectly happy to have a "corporate espionage/bribery" law that made it criminal to accept money personally to change your behavior as an agent of a company. I would prefer it if that law only applied when you and the company opted into it via a contract to minimize disruption to any existing schemes where that is considered acceptable behavior.
  • krageon 7y ago
    Until of course being hired by competition is seen as "corporate espionage" and you've suddenly made a noncompete something that is built in to every employment. Somehow we've succeeded in making the US even more dystopic.
    • gpm 7y ago
      The "as an agent of a company" part is intended to exclude that. Even if it wasn't, that just means when drafting the law basic care needs to be taken. The same could be said for practically every law.
      • krageon 7y ago
        > when drafting the law basic care needs to be taken You are right, and this was more or less my point. Drafting a law is hard work - but the kind of handwaving armchair advice that you often see to "just make a law for this" does not recognise that it is very hard to do so. It's even harder to do it in a way that is right for everyone and with the political landscape being the way it is and lobbying working the way it does it's far from a foregone conclusion that such an effort will yield the desired result.