Google's chief privacy officer is leaving: 13 years in office, with no one to replace him

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2024-06-05 08:11Posted on the official account of Shandong IT Home

IT Home reported on June 5 that according to Forbes today, Google's chief privacy officer Keith Enright will leave the company after 13 years of service, but Google has not yet formulated a plan to replace him, because the company is restructuring the team responsible for privacy and legal compliance.

Employees learned of Keith Enright's imminent departure in mid-May, according to two people familiar with the matter. The veteran chief privacy officer, who is loved and respected by employees, has led Google's privacy team through several years when data handling practices have been under intense scrutiny by legislators, regulators, and civil courts.

Not only the chief privacy officer, but also Google's head of competition law, Matthew Bye, will be leaving after 15 years in office, at a "critical moment" for Google to face antitrust.

Jenn Crider, a spokesperson for Google, confirmed that the two executives will leave later this year and that no one will take their place. "We are also continuously improving our legal, regulatory and compliance efforts as the innovative services we roll out and operate increasingly involve intersecting obligations and expectations," she said in a statement. Our recent changes will increase the number of people working on regulatory compliance across the company. ”

In recent years, Google's privacy concerns have been a concern because user data is critical to Google's annual revenue of more than $307 billion (currently about 2.22 trillion yuan).

The report mentions that Keith Enright's departure is part of a "broader reshuffle" of Google's policy and privacy teams. The company told Forbes that the restructuring was to move privacy policy work to various product and engineering teams, rather than one office. Late last month, Google fired several members of its legal investigation team, which handles requests for user data from law enforcement, courts, and the public.

Over the past year and a half, Google, like other tech giants, has experienced massive layoffs. At the end of the first quarter of this year, Google had more than 180,000 full-time employees, down more than 5% year-over-year.

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