So you think it's a good idea to take legal action against someone with no proof and hope it just materializes over time?

I mean, I can sue you for stealing US nuclear secrets. Now if only I had some evidence...

> I mean, I can sue you for stealing US nuclear secrets. Now if only I had some evidence...

#1 - No you can't, because only government officials can prosecute "crimes", as opposed to civil causes of action. (I think this distinction is stupid; it is not part of anyone's view of the world and it doesn't have any useful effects. But it will definitely stop you from prosecuting someone for espionage.)

#2 - No, you can't, because you don't suffer any injury if em-bee steals US nuclear secrets.

> So you think it's a good idea to take legal action against someone with no proof and hope it just materializes over time?

Fishing expeditions are common and sometimes...legendary cough SCO-Linux dispute

i am not saying that doing that is always a good idea, but we are talking about amazon vs google, to competitors who have more resources than sense, so yes, absolutely.

They aren’t suing someone random. Google would surely back the legal fees for the person if Google themselves aren’t somehow sued. What would be the point of this then?

of course not random, but the person switching jobs.

clearly (from amazon's perspective) you can't switch to google without revealing secrets and violating your NDA, therefore we sue you.