Firings spark dissent in Google ranks

SAN FRANCISCO: Google has fired four employees on the grounds they violated data security policies, prompting ire among colleagues concerned it was retaliation for worker organizing. One of the workers fired on Monday was connected to a petition against Google working with the US immigration and border patrol agency. She confirmed her firing in a message posted on Twitter.

A memo to employees titled “Securing our data” sought to correct what it contended was misinformation about the purported wrongdoing, saying it involved “systematic searches for other employees’ materials and work,” according to reports by US media.