Another tech giant engineer here. All too often random opinionated comments get taken way out of context and misconstrued as something pertaining to the company

Another tech giant engineer here. All too often random opinionated comments get taken way out of context and misconstrued as something pertaining to the company they work for. Separate from any NDA concerns, no one wants to have some reporter quoting them as "Google insiders reveal targeting of Republicans". I can't speak for Google employees, but I certainly don't have to preface anything with "this is my own opinion", but I certainly won't say anything that implies that I'm voicing some stance or opinion of my employer.