Yeah, this is why I never move company code off of company computers.
Screensharing mistake gets Nvidia sued over alleged stolen trade secrets
Submitted 11 months ago by throws_lemy@lemmy.nz to technology@lemmy.world
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SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Case@lemmynsfw.com 11 months ago
The only code I fuck with is my own. I’m not a Dev, but I write things for my convenience.
Sometimes it gets the attention of those above me, and I get some sweet sweet time off the phones, blasting whatever music I’m in the mood for through noise canceling ear buds while I add a little form to the function, so to speak.
So mostly, its a challenge to myself while working night shift, also part of why I enjoy night shift.
autotldr@lemmings.world [bot] 11 months ago
This is the best summary I could come up with:
If you’ve ever embarrassed yourself by publicly sharing a part of your screen you weren’t supposed to, spare a thought for Mohammad Moniruzzaman, who’s alleged to have shown off the source code he stole from a former employer during a Microsoft Teams call with that same company.
This alleged theft came to light in March the following year, when employees from both Nvidia and Valeo were on a call together working on a joint parking assistance project for an unnamed automotive parts maker.
Nvidia had won the contract to develop software on the project, while Valeo was providing ultrasonic sensor hardware.
The lawsuit goes on to state that German police “discovered Valeo documentation and hardware pinned on the walls of Mr. Moniruzzaman’s home office” when they raided his home as part of a criminal investigation, and that Valeo’s software and documents were found on his Nvidia computer when it was seized by investigators.
Bloomberg notes that Moniruzzaman was convicted of infringing Valeo’s business secrets in Germany in September and fined €14,400 ($15,724).
As a result, Valeo is seeking damages and an injunction to stop Nvidia and its employees from using or sharing its trade secrets.
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SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
I am curious on why he was searched at all.
RedWeasel@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Probably the screenshot.
SSUPII@sopuli.xyz 11 months ago
Yeah, but how did they find out about the screenshot.
aard@kyu.de 11 months ago
This also is the reason why people should be careful with copilot or similar code assistance systems until the first major AI copyright lawsuits are settled. If those don’t swing in favour of AI people using those tools risk losing their codebase.