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Re:Fitbit employees charged with stealing trade secrets from... by dm3 on Friday June 15, 2018 @07:36AM (#17318996)
One would hope the new system would be improved over what was developed previously, not copied from memory verbatim.

Snark aside, that's what non-compete agreements are for. I don't believe we've reached the stage where employer can lay claim on your experience. If anyone knows any good Sci-Fi exploring this theme, would be thankful for a pointer!

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Re:Fitbit employees charged with stealing trade secrets from... by mdpopescu on Friday June 15, 2018 @08:51AM (#17319373)
Paycheck - I haven't read the book but, in the movie [1], the main character has his memory wiped back to the initial state after working on trade secrets.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paycheck_(film)

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Re:Fitbit employees charged with stealing trade secrets from... by WillPostForFood on Friday June 15, 2018 @09:31AM (#17319607)
William Gibson’s Sprawl trilogy, but especially the second book, Count Zero, revolves around helping a scientist move from one Corp to another.
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Re:Fitbit employees charged with stealing trade secrets from... by ummonk on Friday June 15, 2018 @10:24AM (#17319977)
Thankfully, most non-compete agreements are not valid under California law, so we actually have a free market for labor.
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