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It's unusual for a company that big to have so few leaks in their 14 years of existence, especially one that is that high profile. My understanding is that FB

It's unusual for a company that big to have so few leaks in their 14 years of existence, especially one that is that high profile. My understanding is that FB does not have a "fear-based" culture that would've prevented leaks, so really the only way they could keep people in line at scale is if there was a cultish element to their onboarding process that makes people "love" FB so much that employees are actually so offended by a leaker to make comments like this.

lovelearning 9y ago
But it does have a fear-based culture when it comes to leaks. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/16/facebooks-secret-police-catchers-leakers-former-employee-alleges.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/16/facebooks-secret-police-catc...
- ocdtrekkie 9y ago
  Fairly capable private investigative and security forces are pretty common for tech companies now. I am not surprised Facebook falls into this category. Google's is run by a guy named Brian Katz, who's been the subject of a lawsuit before: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/12/anonymous-googler-files-suit-against-his-employer-over-secrecy-policies/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/12/anonymous-google... and the very same has allegedly threatened a bartender who found a prototype Nexus 4: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2224589/Google-threatened-bartender-employee-accidentally-left-secret-phone-bar.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2224589/Google-threa... Apple security folks have tossed a guy's home looking for a prototype iPhone, escorted by police. All of them, allegedly, had badges: https://gizmodo.com/5836990/lost-iphone-5-investigators-were-impersonating-police https://gizmodo.com/5836990/lost-iphone-5-investigators-were... They obviously can intimidate employees into silence, but it's far more useful and beneficial for morale to go for the "loyalty" angle, and make sure employees shame others who leak.
  - DyslexicAtheist 9y ago
    you'd be surprised by the number of "job opportunities" where Mike Ehrmantraut skills are required (jobs subcontracted to subcontractors) in multinational corporations.

lovelearning 9y ago

But it does have a fear-based culture when it comes to leaks. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/16/facebooks-secret-police-catchers-leakers-former-employee-alleges.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/16/facebooks-secret-police-catc...

ocdtrekkie 9y ago
Fairly capable private investigative and security forces are pretty common for tech companies now. I am not surprised Facebook falls into this category. Google's is run by a guy named Brian Katz, who's been the subject of a lawsuit before: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/12/anonymous-googler-files-suit-against-his-employer-over-secrecy-policies/ https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2016/12/anonymous-google... and the very same has allegedly threatened a bartender who found a prototype Nexus 4: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2224589/Google-threatened-bartender-employee-accidentally-left-secret-phone-bar.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2224589/Google-threa... Apple security folks have tossed a guy's home looking for a prototype iPhone, escorted by police. All of them, allegedly, had badges: https://gizmodo.com/5836990/lost-iphone-5-investigators-were-impersonating-police https://gizmodo.com/5836990/lost-iphone-5-investigators-were... They obviously can intimidate employees into silence, but it's far more useful and beneficial for morale to go for the "loyalty" angle, and make sure employees shame others who leak.
- DyslexicAtheist 9y ago
  you'd be surprised by the number of "job opportunities" where Mike Ehrmantraut skills are required (jobs subcontracted to subcontractors) in multinational corporations.