tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post697530339347845815..comments2024-03-18T02:14:57.204-07:00Comments on Google Operating System: The Pressure of Google NDAAlex Chituhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-83805623873063975372007-07-17T07:26:00.000-07:002007-07-17T07:26:00.000-07:00I interviewed in 2006 - the funniest clause in the...I interviewed in 2006 - the funniest clause in the NDA said that even the fact that Google was interviewing me was confidential. The whole thing read like something you'd hand a (much smaller) company you were going to partner with.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-71728405693755295662007-07-09T07:04:00.000-07:002007-07-09T07:04:00.000-07:00I interviewed at the Googleplex back in 2001, and ...I interviewed at the Googleplex back in 2001, and I don't remember the NDA existing at that time, however it might have. I certainly didn't have a badge.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-85951409103560184482007-07-09T05:10:00.000-07:002007-07-09T05:10:00.000-07:00Of course Google isn't the only company that uses ...Of course Google isn't the only company that uses NDA's, but a search for <A HREF="http://www.google.com/search?q=google+nda%20" REL="nofollow">[Google NDA]</A> shows that many people think it's very strict.<BR/><BR/>"Google's Evil NDA"<BR/>"Google's Orwellian NDA"<BR/>"Google's NDA [uses] the worst contractual language I've seen"<BR/>"Google NDA is a bit much"<BR/>(these are quotes from different articles found on the web mostly generated by <A HREF="http://cananian.livejournal.com/46914.html" REL="nofollow">this story</A>)Alex Chituhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02618542750965508582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-7917973234912961612007-07-09T04:50:00.000-07:002007-07-09T04:50:00.000-07:00This is a specious article: virtually all tech com...This is a specious article: virtually all tech companies require their employees to sign confidentiality agreements, so there's nothing special about Google in that regard. What is special about Google and other high profile companies, e.g. Apple, is that any tiny bit of detail leaked by an employee could turn into a major headline, whether detail is right, wrong or just speculation. Employees of these types of companies are probably far more aware of this and therefore more careful about what they say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-57482783295536693952007-07-09T01:26:00.000-07:002007-07-09T01:26:00.000-07:00The NDA is there to keep up a fabricated public id...The NDA is there to keep up a fabricated public identity. What else could they be hiding? Surely they're not worried with other big companies (Yahoo, Microsoft). These companies can easily get their info...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18157064.post-32949830449843226072007-07-09T00:28:00.000-07:002007-07-09T00:28:00.000-07:00i'd suggest getting some friends who are not cowar...i'd suggest getting some friends who are not cowards. <BR/><BR/>the nda is there to protect google in case of malicious intent, and to prevent drunken rambling from getting too out of control too quickly - nothing more.Peterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16319342837525619844noreply@blogger.com