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Where in the World Is Larry Page?

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Re: Where in the World Is Larry Page?

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Post by chiefalchemist »

warent wrote: post #2

I wonder if he's been diagnosed with something that could potentially be terminal if it goes uncured (e.g. aggressive cancer) and he's trying to keep it a secret so that Alphabet's stock price isn't severely damaged EDIT I'm not sure why this is receiving so many downvotes. Is it that unlikely? I'm not saying I want him to be sick, it's just speculation.

To your point, a few weeks ago someone pointed out to me that Rupert Murdoch hadn't been seen in public in a very long time. There were - still are? - theories that he was very ill or perhaps dead and it was being kept secret for the sake of the stock price and awaiting sale / deal.

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Post by dec0dedab0de »

pwaivers wrote: post #3

It is interesting that Larry Page stays out of the spotlight so much. Everyone knows who Mark Zuckerberg is, but many probably couldn't tell you who the CEO of Google/Alphabet is.

I think part of that is our collective fascination of young self made *illionaires, as well as the more personal interactions a user has with Facebook vs Google. Heck, I bet more people are aware of Tom from Myspace, than they are of Larry Page or Sergey Brin.

Re: Where in the World Is Larry Page?

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Post by citilife »

To be fair, the government heavily relies on the data Google collects... I highly doubt the consequences are going to be too dire for them.

On the other hand, it does appear as if Google (and many of the other mega-corps) are pretty much acting as if they are sovereign in their own right. In this case, it appears Page honestly just ditched it, but if he gets away with it - he sets a precedent.

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Post by standon »

dzdt wrote: post #8

I would feel much better about being a google user if they were standing up strongly for the original "do no evil" ethos. Where is Page indeed? It really seems like the ethical stance has faded away.

They removed the ~"do no evil"~ " Don't be evil" from the preface of Google corporate code of conduct April 2018.

They have "don't be evil" in a last sentence: "And remember… don't be evil, and if you see something that you think isn't right – speak up!". It's directed towards the Google employers as individuals, not for the corporation.

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Post by toomuchtodo »

mediterrenean wrote: post #10

I like him giving the the middle finger. Why does he have to satisfy a bunch of egomaniac corrupt politician who has been net negative for the society. Why we have to watch in awe of their complete disconnect from current affairs of the society due to their total ignorance?

Because as a voter and citizen, I want my politicians keeping Google and other tech companies in check, and regulate them if necessary.

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Post by kowdermeister »

mediterrenean wrote: post #10

I like him giving the the middle finger. Why does he have to satisfy a bunch of egomaniac corrupt politician who has been net negative for the society. Why we have to watch in awe of their complete disconnect from current affairs of the society due to their total ignorance?

I agree, questions like: "Mr Page, have your organization used computer software to track citizen's activities?" would lead nowhere.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=stXgn2iZAAY

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Post by theDoug »

sidibe wrote: post #19
chosenbreed wrote: post #14

I might be missing something here but my thinking is that Google Inc/Alphabet is bigger than Larry Page. If for whatever reason he was not able to attend he could have sent a representative chosen from among the senior executives. It seems that neither his attendance nor Google's participation in the whole thing was not mandatory

They offered their legal guy who is also one of the main leaders at Google and is probably the right person to talk about this but Congress refused. They want figureheads.

This is correct, they rejected anyone but top officials.

https://www.law.com/2018/09/04/after-senate-intelligence-com...

(Disclosure: I work at Google)

Re: Where in the World Is Larry Page?

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Post by wjp3 »

sidibe wrote: post #19
chosenbreed wrote: post #14

I might be missing something here but my thinking is that Google Inc/Alphabet is bigger than Larry Page. If for whatever reason he was not able to attend he could have sent a representative chosen from among the senior executives. It seems that neither his attendance nor Google's participation in the whole thing was not mandatory

They offered their legal guy who is also one of the main leaders at Google and is probably the right person to talk about this but Congress refused. They want figureheads.

Which should tell folks what kind of hearing this was.
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