Chinese National Arrested for Theft of AI Trade Secrets from Google

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Further, the indictment describes measures that Ding allegedly took to conceal his theft of the trade secrets. For example, he allegedly copied data from Google source files into the Apple Notes application on his Google-issued MacBook laptop. By then converting the Apple Notes into PDF files and uploading them from the Google network into as separate account, Ding allegedly evaded detection by Google’s data loss prevention systems.

Likewise, the indictment describes how in December 2023 Ding allegedly permitted another Google employee to use his Google-issued access badge to scan into the entrance of a Google building – making it appear he was working from his U.S. Google office when, in fact, he was in the PRC.

I wonder if/how/what Google has done to prevent these violations from occuring again in the future. Perhaps they will discuss it in their SEC filings.

If you're curious how Google is detecting this, the indictment [1] is an interesting read.

[1] https://www.justice.gov/opa/media/1341356/dl?inline

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