An internal Google email shows how the company cracks down on leaks

Re:An internal Google email shows how the company cracks dow... by bobbytherobot on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @12:25PM (#14402588)

I'm curious on others insight about one section of the email management sent to employees regarding leaks:

"Please remember: whether malicious or unintentional, leaks damage our culture. Be aware of the company information you share and with whom you share it. If you’re considering sharing confidential information to a reporter—or to anyone externally—for the love of all that’s Googley, please reconsider! Not only could it cost you your job, but it also betrays the values that makes us a community."

I certainly understand the potential business impact leaking information, but what is the aspect of the Google culture a leaked email harms?

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Re:An internal Google email shows how the company cracks dow... by zeroxfe on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @12:29PM (#14402617)

The culture of transparency.

Google is enormously transparent internally. The more there are leaks, the less incentive there is to be transparent.

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Re:An internal Google email shows how the company cracks dow... by bobbytherobot on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @12:32PM (#14402656)

Ahh, thanks.

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Re:An internal Google email shows how the company cracks dow... by MS_Buys_Upvotes on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @12:47PM (#14402794)

You're right - it doesn't apply to culture.

The "corporate person" is being a sociopath as usual and rather than saying "it harms our company" they attempt to spin it into something that hurts the individuals that work at the company. It doesn't. It hurts the "corporate person", but they can't come out and say that.

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Re:An internal Google email shows how the company cracks dow... by googsh0tz on Tuesday May 23, 2017 @12:29PM (#14402625)

Trading the short game for the long game.

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