I'm not a privacy nut, but I am concerned about a company owning my ideas when I'm working on personal projects.
I'm careful about that.
Would that be a deal breaker even at a dream job, yes.
I'm careful about that.
Would that be a deal breaker even at a dream job, yes.
Practically speaking, I think giving The Guardian or some pro-union think tank/lobbyist a copy of internal corporate policies would move the needle a lot more than a personal stand, but the personal stand is admirable nonetheless. Currently my financial freedom supersedes that level of moral freedom and agency.
Although it does seem like Googlers organize for their own comfort; they don't seem to bother doing it for their users though.