The problem is the CI clause is too broad. It does not just include information they provide him but information that could be gleaned from product they provide him as well.
For example if he finds a critical flaw in his sample I believe this NDA may prevent him from reporting on/disclosing...
I remember wanting a Diamond Monster 3D for my first real self bought and installed video card...then the Canopus Total 3D came out, and that became my first self bought and installed video card and i bought this huge CRT second hand on Ebay shortly after that to game at 16x12.
You dont live in Chicago (neither do i but i read about these cases in the NY Times):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5X5rWXMjAf8
There are also cases where a woman was trying to file a complaint about a cop fondling her after answering a domestic disturbance call.
When she was stonewalled...
Looooong time lurker here (about 10 years), and i had to register for this. As someone who commutes everyday to and from work by bike i feel his pain. I have seen both sides of this in NY. I got creamed by someone who turned into the bike line with no signal light and obviously not looking in...