data sharing policies sparked concerns from employees last week, an update was sent via the company's daily newsletter on Tuesday to clarify the the tech giant's position.
Below is the full note Google distributed internally on Tuesday containing Walker's comments and clarifications on the rules.Google spooked employees last week when it sent a company-wide"reminder" that sharing certain kinds of data, even with colleagues within the company, can be a fireable offense.
The update — which was formatted as a Q&A with Google's Chief Legal Officer, Kent Walker — reiterated the reason for having controls on data access and tried putting to rest fears that collaboration across teams would be harmed.Google is threatening to fire employees in a crackdown on leaks about 'need to know' projects
"It mostly ignores the concern about the policy possibly being used to retaliate arbitrarily," one current employee told us.