Google Workers Rising Up After Employees Are Fired

Google Workers Rising Up After Employees Are Fired

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Business, Information Technology (IT), Architecture, Social Studies

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The transcript discusses the controversy surrounding the firing of Google employees, who claim they were dismissed for activism rather than data security policy violations. The data security policy is criticized for being vague and selectively enforced. Employees and media reports suggest the policy is not well-known or consistently applied, leading to internal dissent and public discussion.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the main reason given for the firing of employees at Google, according to the first section?

Budget cuts

Data security policy violations

Poor performance

Activism and organizing

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How does Rebecca describe Google's data security policy?

Outdated and irrelevant

Vaguely written and selectively enforced

Strict and consistently applied

Clearly written and fair

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does the retroactive classification of documents as 'Need to Know' imply?

Documents can be accessed by anyone

Documents can be classified after being accessed

Documents are always classified before access

Documents are never classified

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the general sentiment among employees regarding the data security policy, as reported by Mark?

It is a policy that everyone agrees with

It is a new and unclear policy

It is a longstanding and well-known policy

It is a policy that has been consistently applied

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How did employees react to the data security policy according to the third section?

They spoke up publicly against it

They were indifferent

They accepted it without question

They supported it wholeheartedly