News for hackers. Stuff that matters.
Re:Google, You Creepy Sonofabitch by bastijn on Thursday January 18, 2018 @03:51PM (#16181310)
> It serves Google and the common good.

There. Fixed it for you. You can’t deny the benefits it brings to the average person having all this information a (google) search away.

Re:Google, You Creepy Sonofabitch by TeMPOraL on Thursday January 18, 2018 @04:03PM (#16181430)
If phrased that way, we should probably celebrate it - it's increasingly uncommon for business interests to be even tangentially aligned with society's interests, even in small areas of the product/service.
Re:Google, You Creepy Sonofabitch by throwanem on Thursday January 18, 2018 @04:14PM (#16181518)
I can deny that Google doing something that happens to serve its specific interests, and that Google may without gainsay or penalty discontinue doing at any instant it should so please, qualifies as a common good. I can deny that all day!
Re:Google, You Creepy Sonofabitch by bastijn on Thursday January 18, 2018 @04:33PM (#16181688)
Okay I’ll bite. It serves the common good today, but if you intend to say it may turn out to make us live our lives based on something that can disappear any day and that would cause more harm than the benefits up to that point, then yes, this sentence is too long.
Re:Google, You Creepy Sonofabitch by DrScump on Thursday January 18, 2018 @04:39PM (#16181739)
But I get all those same benefits simply from other people not carrying about their own privacy and security. I still keep location services, Bluetooth, WiFi, etc. off except when I'm using them in the moment and create a separate Google ID for each phone. My individual habits get lost in the noise.