Google Executive Missing in Wake of Egypt Protests

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21 points·tonyskn··7 comments

I hope he's alright.

OT: A Google spokesman said: "We care deeply about the safety of our employees."

It might be the WSJ's fault in taking it out of context, but whenever a PR flack says something like this my gut always yells, "lie!" like they had something to do with it.

Ditto, because it's a fucking non-answer. For one, a company always cares about the safety of their employees - unless they're incredibly cheap to replace. For two, they can't not say that.

It's like asking your significant other if these pants make your ass look big. You'll never get a "yes" for an answer.

Google had nothing to do with it. My thoughts are with Wael and his family, and I hope that Google applies inquiries and whatever pressure is possible in case he's been detained by the Egyptian security services.

The full comment given to the LA Times:

“We care deeply about the safety of our employees, but to protect their privacy, we don’t comment on them individually.”

Link: http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/01/google-wa...

This is bad stuff: "Very worried as it seems that government is planning a war crime tomorrow against people. We are all ready to die."

He tweeted that last Thursday, so why not judge how bad the situation is on what has happened since then, rather than what one person said about a "tomorrow" that is now four days ago?

Pardon me for getting my news from the Wall Street Journal.

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