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Going Beyond the Canary Trap

In 2008, Elon Musk was concerned about leaks of sensitive information at Tesla Motors.  To catch the leaker, he prepared multiple unique versions of a new nondisclosure agreement he asked senior officers to sign.  Whichever version got leaked would reveal the leak source. This is known as a “canary trap.” The canary trap only worksContinue reading “Going Beyond the Canary Trap”