Thanks for sharing that. If any lawyers are reading this, I would be curious as to why non-competes exist if the above is true. I suppose I knew that implicitly, i.e. joining a competitor and divulging your previous employers secrets feels illegal, regardless of law.<p>In theory, if trade secrets are already protected, then either the non-compete&#x27;s are setup as a double protection, or they are only being used to restrict movement. (neither of which seems fair in the economic sense)