Ex-Googlers charged for stealing Tensor, Pixel trade secrets
9to5Google • • business
Key Points:
- Three individuals, including two former Google employees, have been charged in a US court with conspiracy, theft of trade secrets, and destroying evidence related to Google's Tensor chip technology for Pixel phones.
- The accused are Samaneh Ghandali, a former Google hardware engineer, her sister Soroor Ghandali, a former intern, and Samaneh's husband Mohammadjavad Khosravi, who worked at another tech company and applied to Google multiple times.
- Google has stated it has strengthened safeguards to protect confidential information and promptly alerted law enforcement upon discovering the theft, emphasizing the importance of accountability.
- If convicted on the most serious charges, the three individuals could face at least 20 years in prison, marking a significant
