Because companies get an advantage by having their people do this. You only hear about the times they get caught, but apparently they get caught so rarely that it's worth it.

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kbelder 8 hours ago | parent [-]

Everywhere I've ever worked, if I went to management and said "hey, I've got some files from my last job, if you want to see them," they would say "absolutely not, please get rid of them RIGHT NOW," and probably fire me.

But, I don't work in Silicon Valley.

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loeg 7 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I work for a Silicon Valley headquartered company and would expect the same.

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stavros 8 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Companies don't get to be worth billions of dollars without doing something unethical.

	▲	JumpCrisscross 7 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It's people who hold these beliefs who commit these acts. They're so convinced everyone around them is depraved, usually–at least in part–through personal experience, that they don't stop to consider the alternative.