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I used to work at google too. End users don't get casually notified when someone looks at their data. But there are definitely audit logs inside the company. I
by Latteland 8y ago
I used to work at google too. End users don't get casually notified when someone looks at their data. But there are definitely audit logs inside the company. I worked on a product and you couldn't look at the data without running a special command, logging in with your account and describing what you were doing, and they audited those afterwards (didn't happen too much I guess). Here's an article about someone fired when I worked there https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/8003925/Google-engineer-fired-for-privacy-breach-after-stalking-and-harrassing-teenagers.html https://www.telegraph.co.uk/technology/google/8003925/Google...
- walshemj 8y agoI know of cases in telecoms where a couple of BT workers got 10+ years for conspiracy - provided information to a gangland hitman to murderer someone's parents. And anecdotally in BT you would hope if you got caught for naughty shit you would rather the Local Police, The Met or The Service caught you instead of the internal security.
- jlarocco 8y agoThis part of that article is concerning: > After the site broke the story, Google confirmed the engineer had been sacked in July after his actions were reported to the company via email. Sounds like he was only fired after one of the victims reported him.