Google Spent 15 Years Concealing Its Internal Conversations

[tysone]

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/11/20/technology/google-antitrust-employee-messages.html

[mensetmanusman]

It’s possible with digital tech, always on mics, and remote work that absolutely every communication within a company could be recorded forever.

Would humanity be better off? Or are people stupider when they are thinking out loud in front of recording devices?

How much do the lawyers deserve to know?

[wkat4242 → mensetmanusman]

> How much do the lawyers deserve to know?

Nothing IMO. They can look at the company's actions. There's no need to invade the privacy of individual employees.

If they were trying to confiscate my personal mobile that I use for work I will never go along with that.

Luckily I live in Europe where the atmosphere is far less litigious.

[xnx → mensetmanusman]

> every communication within a company could be recorded forever.

Within 15 years we will probably wear a necklace or other device that will record [at least the audio] of our entire lives. This will have a number of positive benefits (memory augmentation, etc.) but also as train data for AI.

[jakubmazanec → xnx]

Did you read The Circle? I definitely won't wear any such devices.

[bananapub → mensetmanusman]

you don't need to wonder, go and read up on the madness that is Bridgewater Associates

[josefritzishere → bananapub]

wtf https://www.businessinsider.com/bridgewater-associates-manag...

[jakubmazanec]

https://archive.ph/T8UOD

[lupire]

Is this different from retention policy at any other business with competent lawyers?