Employment Law: Trade Secrets

Employee theft of trade secrets is not only on the rise but is now easier than ever before due to widespread access to rapidly evolving and affordable technology. Employees continue to use personal email accounts, thumb drives, phone cameras, personal cloud-based accounts (such as OneDrive, Google Drive, and iCloud), and external hard drives to mass-transfer, store, and retain their employer’s trade secret information post-separation. But are these types of technological advances the biggest threat to trade secret protection?