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"Plaintiff brings this suit as a “Doe” because Brian Katz, Google’s Director of Global Investigations, Intelligen ce & Protective Services, falsel y informed

"Plaintiff brings this suit as a “Doe” because Brian Katz, Google’s Director of Global Investigations, Intelligen ce & Protective Services, falsel y informed approximately 65,000 Googlers that Plaintiff was terminated for “leaking” certain information to the press. In fact, Plaintiff did not leak the identi fied information to the press an d Katz knew he did not. Rather, Katz and Google used Plaintiff as a very public sc apegoat to ensure that other Googlers continued to comply with Google’s unlawfu l confidentiality policies. "

parhurs 10y ago
That's quite the job title. Can someone elucidate what duties come with it?
- evgen 10y ago
  At large companies like MS, Google, or FB you can roughly divide security into "infosec" and physical security. The latter org will run everything from the door guards and video/badge infra to executive protection services and employee investigations. I am guessing that Mr. Katz runs this org at Google.
- deleted 10y ago
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- tyingq 10y ago
  Here's at least one of the job duties for Katz: https://www.rt.com/usa/google-bartender-phone-barton-523/ https://www.rt.com/usa/google-bartender-phone-barton-523/
  - joering2 10y ago
    Thanks for sharing. Sound like a total dick. Glad this wasn't a bar in Florida where you can conceal carry. Dude comes to some establishment and threatens employees and owner with criminal prosecution and filing criminal charges, then when they want to return the phone to the police, he would rather have it returned to them... What a dick.
    - kafkaesq 10y ago
      You shouldn't have been downvoted for that comment. According to the Wired article that broke the story (which RT apparently cut-and-pasted from without proper attribution): https://www.wired.com/2012/10/drinking-establishment-check-highly-anticipated-mobile-phone-release-check-lost-phone-check/ https://www.wired.com/2012/10/drinking-establishment-check-h... this guy apparently was being an all-out, stereotypical SV dickhead, blatantly threatening a mere bartender (Barton) with criminal charges ("like I was in any trouble", as Barton says) -- just so he could save his own ass back at the Googleplex.
- paxtonab 10y ago
  Here is what someone with that job title would do at Hooli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snBl7KE0bSs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snBl7KE0bSs
- eternalban 10y ago
  Here he is describing his job. Makes for ironic reading in context of this lawsuit: http://www.securitysystemsnews.com/article/google-s-brian-katz-advocates-diverse-staff-bottom-top-security-buy http://www.securitysystemsnews.com/article/google-s-brian-ka...
sleepingeights 10y ago
According to B.Katz LinkedIn biography, he was a Special Agent and is using gov. intel grunt tactics on Google employees, much like special agents would when Obama/etc... cracked down on whistle blowers. Looks like a revolving door hire, and if the suit is correct, then it has to cost Google a huge fine. What is GOogle hiding they want a strong-arming Security Service Agent comfortable with making illegal threats running their grunt task force?

parhurs 10y ago

That's quite the job title. Can someone elucidate what duties come with it?

evgen 10y ago
At large companies like MS, Google, or FB you can roughly divide security into "infosec" and physical security. The latter org will run everything from the door guards and video/badge infra to executive protection services and employee investigations. I am guessing that Mr. Katz runs this org at Google.
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tyingq 10y ago
Here's at least one of the job duties for Katz: https://www.rt.com/usa/google-bartender-phone-barton-523/ https://www.rt.com/usa/google-bartender-phone-barton-523/
- joering2 10y ago
  Thanks for sharing. Sound like a total dick. Glad this wasn't a bar in Florida where you can conceal carry. Dude comes to some establishment and threatens employees and owner with criminal prosecution and filing criminal charges, then when they want to return the phone to the police, he would rather have it returned to them... What a dick.
  - kafkaesq 10y ago
    You shouldn't have been downvoted for that comment. According to the Wired article that broke the story (which RT apparently cut-and-pasted from without proper attribution): https://www.wired.com/2012/10/drinking-establishment-check-highly-anticipated-mobile-phone-release-check-lost-phone-check/ https://www.wired.com/2012/10/drinking-establishment-check-h... this guy apparently was being an all-out, stereotypical SV dickhead, blatantly threatening a mere bartender (Barton) with criminal charges ("like I was in any trouble", as Barton says) -- just so he could save his own ass back at the Googleplex.
paxtonab 10y ago
Here is what someone with that job title would do at Hooli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snBl7KE0bSs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=snBl7KE0bSs
eternalban 10y ago
Here he is describing his job. Makes for ironic reading in context of this lawsuit: http://www.securitysystemsnews.com/article/google-s-brian-katz-advocates-diverse-staff-bottom-top-security-buy http://www.securitysystemsnews.com/article/google-s-brian-ka...

sleepingeights 10y ago

According to B.Katz LinkedIn biography, he was a Special Agent and is using gov. intel grunt tactics on Google employees, much like special agents would when Obama/etc... cracked down on whistle blowers. Looks like a revolving door hire, and if the suit is correct, then it has to cost Google a huge fine. What is GOogle hiding they want a strong-arming Security Service Agent comfortable with making illegal threats running their grunt task force?