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Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by JabavuAdams »

muriithi wrote: post #82
vdaniuk wrote: post #13

Sooo, will we be seeing a repeat of the Eich-like public outcry? Though I may understand the business rationale for this hire, I certainly wont trust founders, board or anyone else at Dropbox who is OK working with a person that is partially responsible for deaths of thousands(arguably hundreds of thousands) people in the Iraq war based on false premises about "WMD". Oh, and we shouldn't forget about her role in "enh…

Since this is HN is it possible to limit ourselves to how CR will help Dropbox to market itself in countries where governments are hostile? Does anyone know how Rice’s firm RiceHadleyGates would help DropBox do that? I would assume that her elevation from consultant to board member means that she has been tried and tested.

Why would it help? ELI5 it for me. American influence is at a low ebb, and adding figures from a disgraced and frankly laughing-stock administration seems a horrible PR move. Will this help with domestic US government contracts?

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by valarauca1 »

[deleted] wrote: post #59
sigzero wrote: post #55

Earlier quoted context omitted.

All continued by the current administration and more. What was your point again?

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I have no issue with her sex, or her race. I have an issue with people who were part of the adminstration that created PRISM, the Patriot Act, the 'Secret Court system', and somebody who is on record supporting this. Having a say in how my data is managed.

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by DominikR »

I'd just like to know what the hell they were thinking when they gave her the job since I don't believe that many US citizens have fond memories of her.

Couldn't she just get herself a job in the Oil/Gas industry or at some company that creates weapons of mass destruction like everyone else does after they leave a government position.

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by k-mcgrady »

barking wrote: post #80
cryoshon wrote: post #29

Well, that's the end of my usage of Dropbox, effective immediately. I'll make sure to mention Condi's association with them in every conversation involving Dropbox, in hope of spreading knowledge about their profane selection of board members. It's a shame that they had to pick a Bush crony. These people should be in prison for malevolently misleading the public in order to start a for-profit war which killed hundred…

Not everyone on the board of a tech company needs to be a techie, though some definitely should be. There's no doubting her ability and toughness. If she takes the job seriously I'm sure that she will do very well.

I don't think the parent cares how good a job she does or whether or not she is a techie. It's her actions as a politician he/she has a problem with. Switching away from Dropbox would make my life somewhat more difficult but I'm considering it.

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by LanceH »

cryoshon wrote: post #29

Well, that's the end of my usage of Dropbox, effective immediately. I'll make sure to mention Condi's association with them in every conversation involving Dropbox, in hope of spreading knowledge about their profane selection of board members. It's a shame that they had to pick a Bush crony. These people should be in prison for malevolently misleading the public in order to start a for-profit war which killed hundred…

If I were going with a cynical thought, I would think this is a move to get dropbox into government contracts somehow.

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by jbooth »

vdaniuk wrote: post #21
valarauca1 wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Your forgetting she's not only on the record supporting anonymous bulk data collection, AND warrentless wiretapping. She was a key figure of the administration that created such legislation to start with.

Oh, right, forgot about that. What the fuck is going at Dropbox? How did they even come to the conclusion that this is a good idea? I don't understand the business rationale anymore for Dropbox anymore.

Hey, it's not like they're storing people's data or anything. Privacy just shouldn't be that relevant to them.

Re: Condoleezza Rice Joins Dropbox’s Board As It Names New CFO, COO

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Post by k-mcgrady »

vdaniuk wrote: post #13

Sooo, will we be seeing a repeat of the Eich-like public outcry? Though I may understand the business rationale for this hire, I certainly wont trust founders, board or anyone else at Dropbox who is OK working with a person that is partially responsible for deaths of thousands(arguably hundreds of thousands) people in the Iraq war based on false premises about "WMD". Oh, and we shouldn't forget about her role in "enh…

I am also considering cancelling my Dropbox account. However several of my clients use it to share designs with me making that tricky. Can you suggest anyway around this other than asking the clients to use Google Drive/Box instead?
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