At Google, an Employee-Run Email List Tracks Harassment and Bias Complaints
I&#x27;m sad to see so many comments here worrying about such a list becoming &quot;weaponized&quot;.<p>TFA says that the list is anonymous, and that &quot;usually, the people in the complaints are not named&quot; (the cited exception being naming Eric Schmidt, the CEO, for behavior during a large company meeting).  You&#x27;re not going to publicly shame someone without naming them, so clearly that&#x27;s not the intent or effect.<p>The point of the list, again from TFA, is to raise awareness about bad things that happen at Google, often outside the view of privileged white men like myself.  With 20% of the company subscribed, it sounds like it&#x27;s working.<p>This trope of jumping immediately to the problem of false accusations is sadly common in discussions e.g. of rape reporting.  Yes, some reports of rape (and harassment) are untrue.  The vast majority aren&#x27;t.  Jumping so quickly, as many comments here have, to considering effects of fake reports is wildly disrespectful of the (largely female, and thus underrepresented here and at places like Google) victims, and is part of the reason that rape and sexual assault go underreported.<p>I would encourage those of you who have such a reaction to step back and consider why people might submit anonymously to such a list, and what benefits a company might get from having one.<p>Disclaimer: I work at Google, and speak here (as always) for myself.