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Google Tried to Patent My Work After a Job Interview

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1798 points jerryX | 1 comments | 30 Nov 18 05:25 UTC | HN request time: 0.339s | source
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taneq ◴[30 Nov 18 06:06 UTC] No.18567105[source]▶
I'm amazed at how relaxed their response is. If I told someone about some of my work and then found out they'd tried to patent it, I would be pissed!
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sneak ◴[30 Nov 18 10:00 UTC] No.18567994[source]▶
If you want your secrets to remain secret, you shouldn’t divulge your secrets.
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1. mosselman ◴[30 Nov 18 11:39 UTC] No.18568370[source]▶
There is a big difference between open research that you don't want Google to lock away behind a patent and 'secrets'. Her ideas weren't secret, she just didn't want Google to own the patent to it.