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albertshin
on April 3, 2020
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‘War Dialing’ tool exposes Zoom’s password problem...
I've always wondered about spinoff startups like this from larger companies: aren't there usually non competes that would prevent them starting them?
andrewfong
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They're generally not enforceable in California, provided you're not making use of any protected IP or what not.
https://casetext.com/statute/california-codes/california-bus...
reaperducer
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They're not usually infinite. My father waited one out for three years, then went back into the industry for a rival firm and put his old boss out of business.
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