is this a resolved problem outside of remote work? as far as I have ever been able to tell 'trust' is a commodity that has to be managed no matter how the work

is this a resolved problem outside of remote work? as far as I have ever been able to tell 'trust' is a commodity that has to be managed no matter how the work is being done. to put it another way : does a lawsuit actually prevent an employee from stealing the code and launching a competing service?