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by oguzergin

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hello
I really wonder that how come the all sources in microsoft can be protected from the programmers, I mean what it the general security policy against spy programmers what companies do for this cases?

( for ex : I m a coder in MS and how bill gates can be sure I m not takint the piece of code to the out side of MS )

maybe silly but this is reaaly important for my project :))

thnx in advance

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by edwards11

When (hypothetically) you write code, you actually have a property interest in that code (a copyright). When you write code for hire (for a company), the company gets the property interest. From a copyright standpoint, the code isn't yours, but rather it belongs to the company that hired you. So even if your photographic memory allowed you to reproduce the code keystroke-for-keystroke, you have now "stolen" the code from its rightful owner.

by penguinsrule

It would be treated like any other kind of theft (which is what it is).

If you can't accept a no compete agreement, then go into business for yourself.

The thing is when you are doing something wrong - you might be able to get away with it for a long time, maybe, maybe not - but if you are doing wrong - sooner or later it'll blow up in your face. If you know you are doing wrong then maybe you should stop - if that's what you are doing.

I'm sure there's lots of ways to take confidential data out of a place, Even if there is security, not everything is easy to secure.

If you knowingly release something to someone else that doesn't belong to you, then that's a crime.

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