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0 points2OEH8eoCRo04y ago0 comments

Not sure I agree. Look at all these court cases producing juicy emails from tech giants.

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Many of those juicy emails are from before the past few years' wave of tech lawsuits.

At least at the entry level, I think a lot of the "don't say the word 'competition'" training started as a reaction to relatively recent legal tangles - it wouldn't be surprising if people at the senior level also have gotten more careful about how they communicate.

lazide4y ago

I remember getting the ‘be careful how you communicate’ training at a FAANG over a decade ago, it’s well known CYA every place I’ve been at.

That said, people get complacent and then wham - front page of the New York Times saying something dumb.

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