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Google Tried to Patent My Work After a Job Interview

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1798 points jerryX | 4 comments | 30 Nov 18 05:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.446s | source
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Animats ◴[30 Nov 18 06:28 UTC] No.18567176[source]▶
Did you sign Google's visitor agreement? Did you read Google's visitor agreement. You give up some IP rights by signing that. This is a case where it matters. When I visited Google, I refused to sign. They just give you a badge that said you didn't sign.
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geezerjay ◴[30 Nov 18 06:35 UTC] No.18567203[source]▶
> Did you read Google's visitor agreement. You give up some IP rights by signing that.

I guess the "don't be evil" thing is already well down the toilet.

What's that all about? A new form of tribute when you're called upon to kiss Google's ring?

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1. dimator ◴[30 Nov 18 07:54 UTC] No.18567483[source]▶
I'm pretty sure all companies do similar.
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2. SteveNuts ◴[30 Nov 18 08:08 UTC] No.18567535[source]▶
It might be common in SV but definitely not all.
3. geezerjay ◴[30 Nov 18 09:09 UTC] No.18567775[source]▶
> I'm pretty sure all companies do similar.

1) that's false

2) that doesn't make it less evil, let alone acceptable

4. StudentStuff ◴[30 Nov 18 09:33 UTC] No.18567860[source]▶
No, Google would be among a handful of companies to do so. Very few companies in the US have meaningful access control to the workplace, and a tiny portion of them request visitors sign an agreement like the one described at the beginning of this thread. It seems like a power play by Google, akin to how Amazon requests drivers licenses when visiting.