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Intellectual Property

Oct. 19, 1999

Zipping Lips

Zipping Lips Technology and a fluid job market have increased the chances for rogue employees and contractors to leak confidential information. In response, companies are putting tighter restrictions on workers.

By Elizabeth Freudenthal
        Late at night, long after pizza joints and video rental stores had closed, an employee of a financial consulting firm logged onto the Internet under a fictitious name and published secret details about the merger plans of a large tech company in the Bay Area.
        The company, which had hired the consultants to help in merger negotia...

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