March 7, 2024 at 05:33AM
The U.S. Department of Justice indicted a Chinese national and California resident for stealing Google’s proprietary info and passing it to Chinese tech firms. Linwei Ding, a former Google engineer, siphoned over 500 confidential files on AI trade secrets. He concealed theft and faced a maximum 10-year prison sentence if convicted. Another arrest concerned the transmission of classified military info.
Based on the meeting notes, the key points are:
– Linwei Ding, a former Google engineer, has been indicted by the U.S. Department of Justice for allegedly stealing proprietary information from Google and transferring it to two China-based tech companies.
– The stolen information includes over 500 confidential files related to artificial intelligence trade secrets.
– Ding allegedly concealed the theft by copying data to the Apple Notes application on his company-provided MacBook and then converting the notes to PDF files before uploading them to his Google account.
– Additionally, Ding allowed another Google employee to use his Google-issued access badge to give the impression that he was working from his U.S. Google office when he was actually in China.
– If convicted, Ding faces a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine for each count of theft of trade secrets.
– The DoJ also arrested and indicted David Franklin Slater, a civilian employee of the U.S. Air Force, for transmitting classified information on a foreign online dating platform.
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