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Re:States bring action against Google under federal and stat... by itsoktocry on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @05:59PM (#25449954)
>Whoever is responsible for that should be ashamed.

Isn't it the CEO?

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Re:States bring action against Google under federal and stat... by broknbottle on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @06:55PM (#25450427)
more than likely a single "Rogue" engineer
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Re:States bring action against Google under federal and stat... by Ygg2 on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @07:30PM (#25450766)
You mean scapegoat?
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Re:States bring action against Google under federal and stat... by onion2k on Thursday December 17, 2020 @01:55AM (#25453309)
The engineer is responsible for it. The CEO is accountable for it.
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Re:States bring action against Google under federal and stat... by dfee on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @07:10PM (#25450581)
This was sarcastic, right?
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Re:States bring action against Google under federal and stat... by devmunchies on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @08:44PM (#25451308)
"air quotes"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_quotes

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Re:States bring action against Google under federal and stat... by withinboredom on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @07:14PM (#25450616)
Someone’s gotta be the scapegoat...
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Re:States bring action against Google under federal and stat... by arthurcolle on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @08:35PM (#25451247)
Obviously yes, probably on the back of stuff like Jerome Kerviel, and Tom Hayes, where one "rogue X" is capable of taking down Y.
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Re:States bring action against Google under federal and stat... by momokoko on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @08:18PM (#25451129)
No. It’s the board of directors. The board of directors is by proxy of the shareholders, is the actual owner in a practical sense of a corporation.

The CEO can, in most cases, be removed at any time by the board and be replaced by someone else. Without the boards approval none of this can happen.

So if you need to blame someone. It’s the board of directors.

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Re:States bring action against Google under federal and stat... by arthurcolle on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @08:36PM (#25451258)
Completely wrong, doesn't even make sense. You can easily have BoD individuals with tiny minority stakes in corporations. Sorry to be abrupt, but I really just don't advise making huge sweeping statements on things if your take is just blatantly wrong and misleading.
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Re:States bring action against Google under federal and stat... by Talanes on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @10:39PM (#25452163)
The personal stake of BoD individuals is completely irrelevant, and your focus on that suggests you don't understand what "by proxy" means.
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Re:States bring action against Google under federal and stat... by momokoko on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @08:37PM (#25451263)
Who votes to hire or fire the CEO?
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Re:States bring action against Google under federal and stat... by stingrae on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @08:49PM (#25451357)
Larry and Sergey
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Re:States bring action against Google under federal and stat... by arthurcolle on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @08:46PM (#25451327)
the BoD, next question?
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Re:States bring action against Google under federal and stat... by momokoko on Wednesday December 16, 2020 @09:30PM (#25451656)
So then how is this the CEO when the board actually controls who the CEO is? The CEO is employed by the grace of the board. The performance and decision making of CEO is implicitly approved or disapproved by the board of directors decision on a rolling basis to maintain or terminate the employment of the CEO. The same CEO that meets with the board on a regular basis to answer questions and provide updates .
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