"but we try really hard to do the right thing regarding PII, privacy, ethics, etc."
- People don't care about what you are trying but about what you are _actually doing_ , you know, actions speak louder than words do.
I have a hard time believing that a company with that rigor intentionally steals trade secrets from one vendor and passes them to another.
And hired and encouraged folks like Levandowski. Caught only by accident. (I know, he wronged Google. Just pointing out that this rigor hasn't stopped characters like Levandowski.)
Your rules, processes, trainings are like the shite lock on the door of my house. They are for the honest folks. And by the way, compelled upon you by FCC decree, not taken on voluntarily.
This could very easily happen at Google. Not saying it did, just that I am not shocked and surprised that it could. You have >100k staff. You really think they are all so noble?