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FBI search in Google AI secrets theft case may have been illegal, US judge indicates

By Xu Yuan ( April 30, 2025, 23:11 GMT | Insight) -- A search conducted by FBI agents during the investigation of a former Google AI engineer over allegations of trade secret theft could be illegal because the agents failed to inform the target of his Miranda rights, a US federal judge suggested.A search conducted by FBI agents during the investigation of a former Google AI engineer over allegations of trade secrets theft may have been illegal because the agents failed to inform the target of his Miranda rights, a US federal judge suggested....

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