Re:Internal Facebook posts of employees discussing leaked memo
by underwater on Saturday March 31, 2018 @12:06AM
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Discussing stuff outside work is different from leaking internal communications verbatim.
I left Facebook for a place where the stakes are a lot lower, but information leaks like a sieve.
It’s really disheartening to know that a lot of new coworkers would prefer to leak their “spin” to the press and actively try to damage the company when they don’t get their way.
Re:Internal Facebook posts of employees discussing leaked memo
by jacquesm on Saturday March 31, 2018 @08:07AM
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It all depends on what the public interest angle is. In the case of Facebook the hypocrisy on display borders on the unbelievable. Facebook arguably infringes in the worst way possible on the privacy of a very large chunk of humanity but is highly offended when its own 'private' communications are exposed.
If it's good for the goose it is good for the gander and companies with this much influence on the world should welcome transparency, not oppose it. And if they do not welcome transparency then we'll have to help them along a bit every now and then.
Re:Internal Facebook posts of employees discussing leaked memo
by underwater on Saturday March 31, 2018 @10:51PM
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Facebook doesn’t maliciously expose private user data in order to inflict harm on people.
That's a false dichotomy. I'd like to work for an employer that would not mind me discussing my work related stuff outside without immediately classifying that as a leak, and I'd like my employer to trust my judgment in knowing what is and what is not appropriate in such discussions.