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I fucked up (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 1 week ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

So I've got laid off recently and I decided I wanted to keep my projects that I worked on as a reference for myself, I wouldn't sell them or anything like that, just bits of code I created. So I just went and copied pretty much everything relevant to me off my work laptop, only local files, nothing really super confidential, just code projects for specific inhouse usage and documentation about them. Also my personal folders where I did have a few personal things as well, just so I don't lose access to those. I wouldn't have used it for anything but personal reference, like I wouldn't even know what else to do with it. Stupid, I know. Well, they found out, with some DLP software I didn't know we had. So now I will have to go and meet, my bosses, hr and legal. Don't know how that is going to go, I will just say I'm sorry, I deleted everything in a panic, which probably was also dumb, but I'll bring my laptop and the wiped drive that I used. I am just really really nervous and I could throw up.

Edit: Thank you for all your support, I've survived the gauntlet, I am still miffed by the whole ordeal but now it's over and, surprise, I had nothing just as I told them.

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[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

There was a Waymo vs Uber lawsuit awhile back over an employee that stole LIDAR designs from Waymo and brought them to Uber. A friend lawyer explained to me that there wouldn't have been a case if Uber had only stolen the IP, but because Waymo had evidence that the IP was being used by Uber, that's what made the case.

Patents are IP, and those are published for everyone to see. You only get in trouble if you use them.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Well, the files I had copied are no use to anyone really, they were just meant as reference and some personal files.

this post was submitted on 26 May 2025
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