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Google Executive Missing in Wake of Egypt Protests
- ecounysis 16y agoThis is bad stuff: "Very worried as it seems that government is planning a war crime tomorrow against people. We are all ready to die."
- ahi 16y agoI hope he's alright. OT: A Google spokesman said: "We care deeply about the safety of our employees." It might be the WSJ's fault in taking it out of context, but whenever a PR flack says something like this my gut always yells, "lie!" like they had something to do with it.
- pavel_lishin 16y agoDitto, because it's a fucking non-answer. For one, a company always cares about the safety of their employees - unless they're incredibly cheap to replace. For two, they can't not say that. It's like asking your significant other if these pants make your ass look big. You'll never get a "yes" for an answer.
- ghost11 16y agoGoogle had nothing to do with it. My thoughts are with Wael and his family, and I hope that Google applies inquiries and whatever pressure is possible in case he's been detained by the Egyptian security services.
- yanw 16y agoThe full comment given to the LA Times: “We care deeply about the safety of our employees, but to protect their privacy, we don’t comment on them individually.” Link: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/01/google-wael-ghonim-egypt.html http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/01/google-wa...