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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by HWR_14 on Monday November 07, 2022 @04:28PM (#33512759)
> it seems cute that the guy thinks the change in ownership somehow makes it "safer" for him to share inside details

If the change in ownership means "I am never going back, time to set that bridge on fire" he's absolutely right it's "safer". Or simply if he thinks "It is now acceptable to future employers to do this", it is also safer.

Or maybe it was something that he now sees as a greater threat, and therefore is worth mentioning even if is not safer or even riskier.

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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by DannyBee on Monday November 07, 2022 @07:38PM (#33514589)
It's not safer (and in fact probably the opposite) from a liability standpoint.
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Re:The most unethical thing I was asked to build while worki... by HWR_14 on Monday November 07, 2022 @08:07PM (#33514780)
It depends on what you mean by liability. If you mean they have a 7+ year NDA, and the NDA covers undone features. then, yeah I guess Musk is more likely to sue. Maybe. Or maybe he'll love getting to shout how he would never do that, look how cool he is.

But I focused on reputational risk.

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