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I would be more concerned if this wasn't the case. Google is enormous with thousands of employees and a lot of data. There will always be an edge case where an

by mabbo 5y ago

I would be more concerned if this wasn't the case. Google is enormous with thousands of employees and a lot of data. There will always be an edge case where an idiot employee decides to do unethical things, looking at data they shouldn't. If no one had been fired for this, I would presume that means Google either isn't paying attention to who looks at what, or that they aren't firing people when they find out they've done this.

Krasnol 5y ago
I'm still concerned because once you have data, humans will be humans and chances are that those which really thought that through were not caught. That's why I practice data avoidance and data economy.
- ARandomerDude 5y ago
  Agree with your point. It reminds me though, that are some industries that frankly know more about you than they should (e.g., mortgage loans). I don't think the politicians have found the right balance of not creating another housing crisis, and requiring your neighbor to know virtually everything about you just to get the keys.
- deadalus 5y ago
  From June 2021 : Facebook reportedly fired 52 employees who were caught spying on users https://nypost.com/2021/07/13/facebook-reportedly-fired-52-workers-who-were-caught-spying-on-women/ https://nypost.com/2021/07/13/facebook-reportedly-fired-52-w...
micromacrofoot 5y ago
Yes, but... should employees be able to access data that they'd get fired for accessing to begin with?
handrous 5y ago
It's yet another indication that what they're doing is fundamentally a terrible idea and should be outlawed. Another is that private companies holding massive databases of info about everyone is barely better than the government doing the same, if you're more worried about government abuse than private abuse of data. Many companies can and do sell access to governments, and of course warrants & other orders exist. (yes, this also applies to the "credit bureaus", banks, and all sorts of other companies that hoard and sell all kinds of creepy stalker data about people)

by mabbo 5y ago

Krasnol 5y ago

I'm still concerned because once you have data, humans will be humans and chances are that those which really thought that through were not caught. That's why I practice data avoidance and data economy.

ARandomerDude 5y ago
Agree with your point. It reminds me though, that are some industries that frankly know more about you than they should (e.g., mortgage loans). I don't think the politicians have found the right balance of not creating another housing crisis, and requiring your neighbor to know virtually everything about you just to get the keys.
deadalus 5y ago
From June 2021 : Facebook reportedly fired 52 employees who were caught spying on users https://nypost.com/2021/07/13/facebook-reportedly-fired-52-workers-who-were-caught-spying-on-women/ https://nypost.com/2021/07/13/facebook-reportedly-fired-52-w...

micromacrofoot 5y ago

Yes, but... should employees be able to access data that they'd get fired for accessing to begin with?

handrous 5y ago

It's yet another indication that what they're doing is fundamentally a terrible idea and should be outlawed. Another is that private companies holding massive databases of info about everyone is barely better than the government doing the same, if you're more worried about government abuse than private abuse of data. Many companies can and do sell access to governments, and of course warrants & other orders exist. (yes, this also applies to the "credit bureaus", banks, and all sorts of other companies that hoard and sell all kinds of creepy stalker data about people)