Googlers Against Dragonfly

[Josh Eidelson @josheidelson]

Exclusive: Google shareholder tries to force a vote on a resolution warning China search engine project Dragonfly "could enable censorship and potentially dangerous surveillance of citizens” https://t.co/8rqFiuQIim w/ @GerritD

[Ryan Gallagher @rj_gallagher]

Disappointing this @nytimes piece erases the role of whistleblowers who revealed Dragonfly not just to the public, but to colleagues. W/out those who blew the whistle, Google employees wouldn't have had the chance to protest & petition. Don't forget that. https://t.co/J6Z6mycGT5

[Googlers Against Dragonfly @DropDragonfly]

@rj_gallagher Understood. As Googlers, we are eager to hear an official & transparent statement from Google leadership on any updates to the status of the Dragonfly project.

[Googlers Against Dragonfly @DropDragonfly]

The status of the Dragonfly project has become more complicated over the last few weeks. However, it seems optimistic to be prematurely declaring it "ended" at this time. Let's wait for concrete evidence and a definitive statement.

[Ryan Gallagher @rj_gallagher]

NEW: Google censored China search plan "effectively ended" after major internal dispute. Secret data analysis operation integral to the project shut down after @theintercept exposed it & the company's furious privacy team confronted executives: https://t.co/3MqzacxTUf #Dragonfly

[Googlers Against Dragonfly @DropDragonfly]

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[Amnesty International @amnesty]

We wrote a letter with 60 organisations, @Snowden & others calling on Google CEO to #DropDragonfly & protect whistle-blowers.

Thank you @RepCicilline for quoting it at the #GoogleHearing. @sundarpichai when are we going to get real answers? https://t.co/Jmc6pzBdbB

[China Digital Times @CDT]

Google Faces Internal Rift Over Chinese Re-entry https://t.co/FJK9z3DFtq News and views from @washingtonpost @amnesty @DropDragonfly @rj_gallagher @lotus_ruan @sundarpichai and @supernodal

[The Intercept @theintercept]

“I worked as a research scientist at Google when Dragonfly was revealed — including to most Google employees — and resigned in protest after a month of internally fighting for clarification,” writes Jack Poulson. https://t.co/waD46WFVfd

[Googlers Against Dragonfly @DropDragonfly]

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[Googlers Against Dragonfly @DropDragonfly]

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[Ryan Gallagher @rj_gallagher]

I spoke to @YonatanZunger, who was until last year a 14-year veteran of Google & one of the leading engineers at the company. He was among a small group who had been asked to work on Dragonfly -- he was tasked with producing a privacy review of the China search engine.

[Ryan Gallagher @rj_gallagher]

NEW: Google executives shut out privacy & security teams from key meetings on China censored search project & did not address human rights concerns that were repeatedly raised internally dating back nearly two years: https://t.co/dzGC7pinw4 #Dragonfly

[Googlers Against Dragonfly @DropDragonfly]

We're now up to over 500 signatures on the open letter.

https://t.co/NiLllGla2a

[Ryan Gallagher @rj_gallagher]

Since last night 140 more Google employees have signed their names to the open letter calling on @SundarPichai to #DropDragonfly. It's now at 384. An incredible public revolt from staff, many in senior positions. Untenable for the company to ignore this. https://t.co/4VQxM2dI4J

[Googlers Against Dragonfly @DropDragonfly]

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[Recode @Recode]

Google workers just publicly called on the tech giant to end plans for a censored search product in China: https://t.co/TYaPQldIf1

[国际特赦组织中文 @amnestychinese]

在我们的行动开始不久，#谷歌 员工自发开展联署，反对一切使用科技协助有权者压迫弱者的行为，联署名单正在不断变长：https://t.co/jUNLRHqehK

他们的推特账号：@DropDragonfly

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

Google employees go public to protest China search engine Dragonfly https://t.co/wjNLemVhpF

[David Ramli @Davidramli]

At last count, 299 (and climbing) Google employees have signed a petition calling on their employer to stop working on censored search engines for China. No matter their rank or role, it’s a gutsy move of conviction that must be respected. @DropDragonfly https://t.co/MjPGjMCAg8

[九条命的猫🐱 @silkroad4434]

Big round of applause! 谷歌员工要求公司不要参与中国搜索引擎的合作，这个项目会导致中国人民人权受到严重伤害。

[Googlers Against Dragonfly @DropDragonfly]

"Re-entering China has been a key goal of Google CEO Sundar Pichai. The decision was met with pushback from both Google engineers and executives. Alphabet Inc. Chairman John Hennessy has said he’s not confident Google will be better off bringing a censored search engine."

[Bloomberg @business]

A group of Google employees have put their name to a public letter calling on the company to abandon its plans for a Chinese search product that censors results https://t.co/eJEApXDmNu