Reputator Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 According to The Intercept, he is one of five Google employees resigning over the company's decision to enter the Chinese market with a censored version of their search engine. He said that he was concerned not just about the censorship itself, but also the ramifications of hosting customer data on the Chinese mainland, where it would be accessible to Chinese security agencies that are well-known for targeting political activists and journalists. In related news, Google is expected to announce a new voter system for the US government, funded in part by the Kremlin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Should have written an anonymous op ed instead that would have had a bigger impact Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 This is how democracy dies, with thunderous applause from shareholders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
legend Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Google is starting to piss me off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Seeing someone with principles is nice! I wish Google had more people like that . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 This is only the most recent instance of employee resignations due to Google's involvement in controversial government initiatives. For example, Google recently decided to end its participation in Project Maven, a DoD drone AI imaging software initiative, after about a dozen employees resigned in protest. That particular decision earned Google criticism from people like Michael Bloomberg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatoneshere Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 8 minutes ago, SFLUFAN said: This is only the most recent instance of employee resignations due to Google's involvement in controversial government initiatives. For example, Google recently decided to end its participation in Project Maven, a DoD drone AI imaging software initiative, after about a dozen employees resigned in protest. That particular decision earned Google criticism from people like Michael Bloomberg. Well at least the resignations worked, in that case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperSpreader Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Corporations can't stop growing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spawn_of_Apathy Posted September 14, 2018 Share Posted September 14, 2018 Just now, 2user1cup said: Corporations can't stop growing That makes me think of the EA meme "EArth is next". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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