Emily Metcalfe

Security Engineer focusing on data protection and privacy. Previously @patreon @google. My views and opinions are my own. Retweets ≠ endorsement.

[The Hacker News @TheHackersNews]

Recent events at #Patreon have resulted in the termination of the entire #CyberSecurity team.

A step of this nature can have significant & far-reaching effects on businesses of any size & industry.

Read More: https://t.co/zSTHrGrtY5

#TuxCare #SysAdmin #CISO #RiskMitigation

[Emily Metcalfe @emilymet]

@guisebule Despite the very unusual circumstances, I actually have been doing pretty well this week. Thanks!

[Emily Metcalfe @emilymet]

#hugops to Uber's Security Team.

[Emily Metcalfe @emilymet]

TFW you've been looking for jobs so hard that every job recruiter starts to look like just another LinkedIn Member.

[Emily Metcalfe @emilymet]

@lizthegrey They even brought back the alliteration of the original Bureaucracy Busters name. That's a nice touch!

[Emily Metcalfe @emilymet]

Hey, did you hear the Senate just passed a bill by unanimous consent?

Yeah, it's about time.

https://t.co/pLjHLAzNq1

[Emily Metcalfe @emilymet]

Like many others, I canceled my Spotify Premium membership on principle.

[Emily Metcalfe @emilymet]

@ghostynewt Not sure about best but I love using Hex Fiend.

[Emily Metcalfe @emilymet]

@lizthegrey Good to know. It's still infuriating how huge Google made their flagship phones this generation.

And can I say how nice it is to be able to post that publicly without fear of reprisal! 😀

[Emily Metcalfe @emilymet]

@lizthegrey How have you found the size of your 5a 5G compared to the 3? I have a hard enough time fitting my Pixel 3 in pockets so I'm a little weary of upsizing.

[Emily Metcalfe @emilymet]

I'm really excited to announce that after more than 11 years at Google, today is my first day working on security and privacy at @Patreon!

[Emily Metcalfe @emilymet]

@mcmillen @aprotim @lizthegrey @tmu @rakyll You'd think for a company with an ethos of "a 'Needs Improvement' rating at perf time should never come as a surprise", there's be a similar mechanism to avoid major surprises with promotion decisions as well.

[Emily Metcalfe @emilymet]

@mcmillen @aprotim @lizthegrey @tmu @rakyll The other edge case that leads to is when a manager gives multiple SEEs for someone they consider performing at the next level only for a promotion committee to say after multiple years "nope, this project doesn't demonstrate enough X".

[Emily Metcalfe @emilymet]

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[Emily Metcalfe @emilymet]

Blink twice if you're being astroturfed by management and need help.

[Most @Most]

To be clear: As the queer and trans people who run this account, you can imagine that the last couple of weeks have been hard. We can’t always control what goes on screen. What we can control is what we create here, and the POV we bring to internal conversations.

[Emily Metcalfe @emilymet]

@MerriamWebster So quite literally, 'you' had one job and now y'all has to do it instead!

[Ted @TedOnPrivacy]

I can think of a few people who would be well-inspired to take notes on this one.

[Josh Lederman @thejoshlederman]

BREAKING: New York Mayor de Blasio says a shelter-in-place order for New York City is definitely a possibility, New Yorkers should prepare now. He says decision likely in the next 48 hours