FBI says Google engineer used internal search data to win $1.2M on Polymarket
Summary
Ars Technica reports that a Google software engineer was charged by the FBI with insider trading after allegedly using confidential internal Google Year in Search data to place profitable bets on Polymarket, earning $1.2 million. The piece covers the criminal and civil actions, the alleged misuse of internal data, and Google's response, highlighting concerns about data governance and market integrity.