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> Not after the infamous need-to-know memo.

I couldn't find that memo, could you please link to a copy?



Here you go[1].

The audacity of that email was that it made accessing "need-to-know" documents internally (!!!) a fireable offense.

In a kafkaesque move, "need-to-know" was not determined by labeling or access restrictions. Therefore, you can't know you are accessing a "need-to-know" document until you do.

In short, this made using internal search engine fireable. It made clicking any link on the mail list fireable.

That was a year and a half ago.

[1]https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/carolineodonovan/google...


It said that everything should only be shared on a need to know basis, basically ending the culture of all documents being open by default unless there is a need to hide it. When that change took into effect all documents I had were automatically set to hidden and I had to reshare them with everyone who needed to see them.




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