A list of seven employees who left Google due to unease about the company’s lack of transparency is allegedly circulating within the company. The resignations follow Google’s controversial work on Project Dragonfly, a censored app for use in China. The list includes the company’s former senior scientist, Jack Poulson, who resigned over Dragonfly last month. Over 1,000 employees have signed a “Code Yellow on Ethics” at the company, which calls for greater employee oversight and third-party ethical reviews of specific projects. In an email sent out by Google, CEO Sundar Pichai said that he was aware of the allegations against Poulson but declined further comment.
A list of seven employees who left Google due to unease about the company’s lack of transparency is allegedly circulating within the company. The resignations follow Google’s controversial work on Project Dragonfly, a censored app for use in China. The list includes the company’s former senior scientist, Jack Poulson, who resigned over Dragonfly last month. Over 1,000 employees have signed a “Code Yellow on Ethics” at the company, which calls for greater employee oversight and third-party ethical reviews of specific projects. Earlier this year, Google faced staff criticism over its work on the Pentagon’s Project Maven.