Google employees demand abortion protection and data privacy

Hundreds of Google employees extend abortion medical benefits to contract workers and strengthen privacy protections for Google users searching for abortion information online I am petitioning the company to

Alphabet, Google's parent company, covered travel and other medical expenses for employees seeking out-of-state abortions after the U.S. Supreme Court repealed the Constitution, We have pledged to help some employees relocate. The Right to Abort. The June ruling overturning the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision paved the way for severe restrictions or bans on abortion in nearly half of the US states.

Abortion services benefits offered by Google and other technology companies are not intended for contract workers. Contract workers are common in the tech industry and often have lower salaries and fewer benefits than full-time employees.

The letter, signed by more than 650 employees and sent this week to Google CEO Sundar Pichai and other Alphabet executives, states that these require the inclusion of contractors in the benefits of The petition was organized by members of Alphabet Labor Union, a union seeking to gain momentum within the union.

It also states, “To the politicians and organizations responsible for overturning Roe v. Wade and appointing Supreme Court justices who continue to violate voting rights and other human rights issues related to voting rights. It also demands that the company stop its political donations and lobbying for gun control."

Employees post misleading ads directing users to abortion prevention "pregnancy crisis" centers. We are trying to further protect Google users, for example by blocking them.

The employee petition also said the company should immediately implement data privacy controls for all health-related activities, including abortion information. crime. "

A recent case in which a Nebraska teenager faces felony charges for alleged abortion — prosecutors say their Taken from Facebook, which was prosecuted thanks to the message — Sounding alarm bells for the privacy and tech industry. 

Privacy advocates say states like Texas and Oklahoma have enacted laws on bounty hunting. enacting and encouraging citizens to report suspected abortions.Data surveillance provides prosecutors with many possible sources of evidence.   36}

Google, which declined to comment on the petition on Thursday, said in July that it had released information about users who visited abortion clinics and other places that could raise legal issues. Users have always had the option to edit their location history, but Google says it actively does so as an extra level of protection.