Google fires four workers, including staffer tied to protest

Berland addressing fellow Google employees about how the company put him on administrative leave, during a rally near a Google office in San Francisco, California on Nov 22, 2019. He and Rivers have now been fired. — Reuters

Google fired four employees for what the technology giant said were violations of its data-security policies, escalating tension between management and activist workers at a company once revered for its open corporate culture.

Alphabet Inc’s Google sent an email describing the decision, titled "Securing our data”, to all employees on Nov 25, according to a copy of the document obtained by Bloomberg News. The company confirmed the contents of the memo but declined to comment further.