Dropbox adds condoleezza rice to board of directors. Apr 09, 2014 dropbox adds new mailbox clients, photo syncing, and condoleezza rice dropbox maybe becoming too big a world to navigate for two free gigabytes. When a company quite literally has access to all of your data, ethics become more than a fun thought experiment. Dropbox is the latest company to run afoul of silicon valleys political orthodoxy.
Apr 11, 2014 dropbox defends appointing condoleezza rice to board. This comes not long after the successful campaign to unseat brendan eich as ceo of the mozilla corporation over his support of an antigay marriage referendum. Apr 10, 2014 petition urges users to demand dropbox drop condoleeza rice from its board the petition highlights all of condoleeza rice s activities that make her, according to the petition, ineligible for the. Jul 23, 2014 ok, so im not a big fan of the nsa and spideroak has been suggested over dropbox. The big story out of silicon valley on wednesday was that condoleezza rice, former secretary of state under president george w. Limited power of attorney securities law compliance the undersigned, as an officer or director of dropbox, inc. Former us secretary of state condoleezza rice on dropbox board.
Tucked away near the end of a businessweek article on the startup is news of rice taking a fourth seat. Apr 09, 2014 dropbox grows leadership team with condoleezza rice. On april 9th, 2014, dropbox announced that condoleezza rice will be joining their board of directors. Watch dropboxs condoleeza rice advocate warrantless nsa. On the heels of a major upgrade and new product rollout, dropbox has also named dr. Apr 11, 2014 the appointment didnt sit well with reddit, twitter, and the rest of the webiverse, which immediately launched into a drop dropbox campaign to try and force rice, a proponent of wireless. It also seems that dropboxs privacy guidelines are a joke. Dropbox adds new mailbox clients, photo syncing, and condoleezza rice dropbox maybe becoming too big a world to navigate for two free gigabytes. The company, which counts condoleezza rice among its board of directors, is billing these changes as the new dropbox, and sees a change.
She was involved in the creation of the bush administrations torture program. The ops suggested answers would make it easier to answer the original question. Dropbox users protest after condoleezza rice is appointed to. And condoleeza rice would be the most insane, headscratchin, asinine choice for any company in this category. Dropbox, the cloud storage service, announced on 9 april that condoleezza rice would be joining its board of directors, enraging some users and making many more simply uncomfortable. Apr 10, 2014 the jawdropping decision to appoint bushera secretary of state condoleezza rice to dropbox s board has many of us in tech simply shaking our heads in incredulity this isnt all about politics. File sharing service dropbox has been under attack by intern users this weekend after its appointment of condoleezza rice, the former. Why condoleezza rice should not hold power at dropbox. Condoleezza rice is a beautiful, accomplished woman.
Aug 30, 2012 explore kvidal217s board condoleezza rice. Condoleezza rice, secretary of state of the united states, addresses journalist following the th plenary meeting of the 60th general assembly session at the united nations on september 19, 2005 in new york city photo by jemal countesswireimage. In addition, she is a member of the boards of the george w. But perhaps the most unexpected news from the cloud storage company is that former secretary of state dr. Not that anyone in dropbox will probably read them. Spyhappy condoleezza rice joins dropbox board as privacy adviser. Condoleezza rice is interviewed by host brian kilmeade during. Rice has served as a member of our board of directors since april 2014. Dropbox ceo drew houston sought to quell the uproar over the appointment of former us secretary of state condoleezza rice to the companys board of directors, saying in a blog post friday that. It seems like she is still on the board of directors of dropbox. Apr 11, 2014 users want rice out of dropbox board chair just yesterday, dropbox made a slew of announcements, ranging from new apps and new features to new execs and a new board member condoleezza rice. But at least they offer the option of not having to pay her salary. Dropbox grows leadership team with condoleezza rice. Rice currently serves on the board of dropbox, an onlinestorage technology company, c3, an energy.
Dropboxs ceo, drew houston, posted the following message. Many reacted in horror that a company that stores all manner of files, many of which are likely sensitive, would bring in one of the architects of the united states surveillance apparatus following the 911 attacks. Anger over appointment of condoleezza rice to filesharing app. Dropbox defends appointing condoleezza rice to board zdnet. There iswas no news of her leaving or dropped from board of directors of dropbox after her appointment in 2014 and after all the criticism. Edward snowden is not a fan of dropbox, calling the cloud storage company a wannabe prism partner. Users want rice out of dropbox board chair just yesterday, dropbox made a slew of announcements, ranging from new apps and new features to new execs and a new board member condoleezza rice. Nothing against her, exactly, but her stance on privacy wasnt amazing to me.
We power businesses around the globe, whether they design shoes, publish magazines, or sell homes. Bush institute, the commonwealth club, the aspen institute, and the boys and girls clubs of america. Dropbox s ceo, drew houston, posted the following messagewere proud to welcome dr. Condoleezza rice talkssort ofabout joining dropbox board.
Condoleezza rice, a patriot act supporter, joining dropboxs board. They are either perceived to have good business advice, or more importantly good connections to lots of other wealthy people. Dropbox grows leadership team with condoleezza rice cnet. Why im quitting dropbox and dropbox is fine with that. Price is allegedly helping the company manage its international operations. Snowden says dropbox, condoleezza rice are hostile to privacy. Petition urges users to demand dropbox drop condi rice.
The cloudbased filesharing service said it was honored to be adding someone as brilliant and accomplished as dr. Notorious for her controversial role in the bush administration, rice is famous for her strict surveillance policy. Rice to the board, i have to reconsider using their service given the number of things dr. She is also a founding partner of ricehadleygates, llc. Condoleezza rice dbx stock sec form 4 insiders trading. Not that shed be in control, but still that choice. Oct 01, 2014 what you really want is i dropped dropbox for an unrelated reason. Cloud storage firm hails brilliant former us secretary of state, but some users worried about prosurveillance stance. Condoleezza rice now on dropbox s board of directors. Apr 10, 2014 adding condi rice to the dropbox board might be the most tonedeaf move by a big silicon valley company in as long as i can remember. Gilligan as the next director of the hoover institution on september 1, 2020.
Dropbox adds condoleezza rice to board, rankles valley. Dropbox adds condoleezza rice to board of directors, updates. Wiretap proponent condoleezza rice joins dropboxs board the. Dropbox was quick to deny any connection to prism, but it cant deny that it appointed former u. The poll is trying to determine whether the call to boycott dropbox due to condi rice s appointment actually got anywhere. She is a member of the boards of dropbox, c3 and makena capital, and is a founding partner at ricehadleygates llc, an international strategic consulting firm. Secretary of state condoleezza rice, second right, attends a meeting between president george w. Condoleezza rice, former secretary of state of united. Why does any company keep someone on their board of directors. Aug 22, 2018 rice currently is a professor of political science at stanford university, where she served as the universitys provost from 199399. Internet revolt begins as condi rice joins dropbox board.
Adding condoleezza rice to dropbox s board seems incredibly tone deaf following nsa concerns a perfectlyphrased headline, so much so that you wonder what the actual article could add to it. In april 2014, dropbox announced that condoleezza rice would be joining their board of directors, prompting criticism from some users who were concerned about her appointment due to her history as united states secretary of state and revelations of widespread wiretapping on us citizens during her time in office. Bush, was joining the board of popular cloud storage company dropbox. Wiretap proponent condoleezza rice joins dropboxs board. Choosing condoleezza rice for dropbox s board is problematic on a number of deeper levels, and invites serious concerns about drew houston and the senior leadership at dropbox s commitment to freedom, openness, and ethics. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Dropbox faces online protests after appointing condoleezza rice to. Back in 2007, making work better for people meant designing a simpler way to keep files in sync.
Dropbox users are angry that nsaloving condoleezza rice. Condoleezza rice is interviewed by host brian kilmeade during a taping of fox and friends at fox studios on november 5, 2014 in new york city. Condoleezza rice is currently the denning professor in global business and the economy at the stanford graduate school of business. Adding condi rice to the dropbox board might be the most tonedeaf move by a big silicon valley company in as long as i can remember, tech journalist ed bott tweeted. Dropbox needs people to trust it, in order for those users to actually start to pay for the services. The annual meeting will be conducted virtually via live audio webcast. Bush and kuwaits prime minister sabah alahmad aljaber alsabah, not shown, in the oval office. Dropbox adds condoleezza rice to board business insider. Dropbox experiences some more growing pains, but this time the hubbub concerns privacy and pr versus performance issues. Dropbox is a cloud storage service where you to backup photos, videos, files and important documents from mobile devices and computer to an online storage space. Dropbox ceo defends rice despite drop dropbox privacy. This comes in handy when you want to get introduced to b.
Former secretary of state condoleezza rice s appointment as a dropbox board member rankled some in silicon valley when it was announced last month. Ub distinguished speakers series to feature joe biden. Rice was the first female africanamerican secretary of state, as well as the second african. The site points to rice s role in launching the iraq war, overseeing a cia program accused of using torture and supporting warrantless wiretaps. Why dropbox wont drop condoleezza rice from its board. Amid the shiny, happy announcements of new features and new apps this week, filesharing startup dropbox quietly revealed another piece of news. Jul 11, 2019 dropbox notes that users who download the files dont need an account though.
She served as the 66th united states secretary of state, the second person to hold that office in the administration of president george w. Condoleezza rice to its board of directors ceo drew houston made the. Condoleezza rice stanford professor, iraq war architect, alleged warrantless wiretap supporter is joining the board at the rising tech startup. Dropbox development by creating an account on github. Anger over appointment of condoleezza rice to filesharing. Petition urges users to demand dropbox drop condoleeza rice from its board the petition highlights all of condoleeza rice s activities that make her, according to the petition, ineligible for the. Adding condi rice to the dropbox board might be the most tonedeaf move by a big silicon valley company in as long as i can remember. The main reason is this condoleezza rice thing, and the fact that we need a bit more than the default 2gb storage my old acct was already 4. Apr 11, 2014 among dropbox s many announcements this week was the news that it had added former us secretary of state condoleezza rice to its board of directors. Dropbox users protest after condoleezza rice is appointed. Dropbox is building the worlds first smart workspace.
Condoleezza rice has joined the companys board of directors. Did some research and one of the really big flags for me is that condi rice is on dropboxs board. One of snowdens primary points of ire is the appointment of former secretary of state condoleezza rice to the dropbox board of directors dropbox just put. See more ideas about condoleeza rice, rice, women in history. Condoleezza rice, former secretary of state of united states during an interview at the hindustan times leadership summit on december 7, 20 in new delhi, india. Dropbox defends appointing condoleezza rice to board. Dropbox users are angry that nsaloving condoleezza rice has. She is on the board of directors of dropbox and makena capital management, llc. The filesharing startup wednesday added former secretary of state condoleezza rice as a director to help. Petition demanding removal of condoleezza rice from dropbox. However, her legacy in the eyes of many, is tainted by her association with the bush administration. Dropbox adds new mailbox clients, photo syncing, and. Rice currently serves on the board of dropbox, an onlinestorage technology company, c3, an energy software company, and makena capital, a private endowment firm. I stand behind dropbox, they are free to appoint however they like.
The maximum file size that dropbox transfer supports is 100 gigabytes. Having rice on the board of dropbox is like having al gore on the board of british petroleum. Apr 24, 2014 dropbox portable web site other useful business software competency manager is a competency and credentialing management system that helps organizations improve team performance by assessing individual competency. Secretary of state condoleezza rice to its board in 2014. Rice users who wish someone outside the university to send them files, can make it a lot easier for them by logging in and clicking request a dropoff. Petition urges users to demand dropbox drop condi rice from. Among dropbox s many announcements this week was the news that it had added former us secretary of state condoleezza rice to its board of directors. Following yesterdays news regarding the appointment of condoleezza rice, former united states secretary of. Condoleezza has made over 2 trades of the dropbox stock since 2018, according to the form 4 filled with the sec.
Internet revolt begins as condi rice joins dropbox board wired. See more ideas about condoleeza rice, rice and women in history. Dropbox ceo defends rice despite drop dropbox privacy backlash. File sharing service dropbox has been under attack by intern users this weekend after its appointment of condoleezza rice, the former secretary of state to. Spyhappy condoleezza rice joins dropbox board as privacy.
The condi rice issue is a distraction but it does call into question the ethics of dropbox that they would name such an odious person to their board of directors. Dropbox have locked down comments on their site, and appear to be deleting them elsewhere. Today, it means designing products that reduce busywork so you can focus on the work that matters. Get premium, high resolution news photos at getty images. Dropbox adds new mailbox clients, photo syncing, and condoleezza rice 1 posts. Dropbox made a ton of announcements recently, including the launch of mailbox for android, added features to dropbox for business and the debut of a new gallery app. Why im moving away from dropbox john wilker, writer. Dropbox users protest after condoleezza rice is appointed to the board users reacted angrily to the appointment with some vowing to stop using the cloudcomputing company in protest. Dropbox has been hit with a firestorm of criticism after announcing that iraq war architect condoleezza rice has joined its board. When looking to grow our board, we sought out a leader who could help us expand our global. Are dropbox users overreacting to condoleezza rice.
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