Google confirmed it fired an engineer for violating its privacy policies following a media report the employee had been let go for spying on the Google accounts of teenagers. – Google confirmed today one of its engineers has been fired for
violating the company’s privacy rules.
The acknowledgment followed a media report that Google employee David
Barksdale accessed the accounts of several teenagers in violation of Google
policies. According to Gawker,
Barksdale was l…
Microsoft’s investigation into conditions at China’s KYE factory turned up violations, according to the company, but one NGO finds Microsofts statements too vague. – Microsoft claims it investigated allegations of massive
labor violations at a Chinese factory building its products, and took steps to
fix conditions there. But the director of the National Labor Committee, the
non-governmental organization (NGO) that originally highlighted those factory
conditi…
Apple discovered 17 violations of its Code of Conduct during a 2009 audit of 102 manufacturers and suppliers, including the employment of underage workers. Apple issued a report, posted on its Website, detailing the violations and the steps taken to correct them. Apple also used the report to emphasize how it trains workers and supervisors in meeting the companys standards for safety and labor, including rights and obligations under contract law.
– Apple found numerous violations during a 2009 audit of its suppliers and
manufacturers, according to a recently issued 2010 progress report on supplier
responsibility. Facility locations included China,
the Czech Republic,
South Korea, Thailand
and the United States.
quot;Apple audits all f…
According to daily VeÄernje novosti, the State Audit Institution (DRI) has prepared charges against six ministers for spending violations. The daily states that 20 reports have been written and handed over to the prosecution against at least six ministers, several state secretaries and a director of a state-owned company for violations in budget spending.
