> If you didn't know it already, think tanks are a euphemism for propaganda machine.

Exactly, the wealthy and corporations fund think tanks to support their interests, not for ideals. Think tanks don't exist for truth/objectivity. They exist to push an agenda.

No matter how good this guy's intentions were, coming out against google's interests is a sure fire way of getting fired.

Not only that, his career at any google or google affiliated/funded institutions are pretty much over.