Can workers steal data in name of 'whistleblowing'?

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On her way out the door, a departing Facebook employee stole a trove of confidential documents about alleged Facebook wrongdoing and turned them over to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Is this legal? It depends. The answer often hinges on the information the employee takes and how they use it. There's a big difference in giving the stolen info to the SEC (likely...

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