Google Exposed User Data, Feared Repercussions of Disclosing to Public

Re:Google Exposed User Data, Feared Repercussions of Disclos... by creaghpatr on Monday October 08, 2018 @01:07PM (#18169183)

>PS: Keeping in mind that this is part of the Murdoch vs. Google war going on for about 10 years:

Changes the facts of the story 0%

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Re:Google Exposed User Data, Feared Repercussions of Disclos... by ucaetano on Monday October 08, 2018 @01:18PM (#18169282)

Given that nobody here knows the full facts, only the subset of the interpretations published by the WSJ, this is very relevant.

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Re:Google Exposed User Data, Feared Repercussions of Disclos... by vatueil on Monday October 08, 2018 @09:16PM (#18172638)

I wish I could trust the WSJ's coverage, but I have to agree that they do seem to have an odd tendency to go off the rails on certain issues. A recent example that comes to mind is their Gmail API article, which at best badly misrepresented the situation:

- https://www.wsj.com/articles/techs-dirty-secret-the-app-deve...

- https://www.androidpolice.com/2018/09/21/opinion-no-one-get-...

Given that, and the articles you pointed out regarding Murdoch's history (coupled with his unusual willingness to compromise the editorial independence of his media properties), I'm not sure the WSJ is a reliable source in this case. Not that I expect them to blatantly lie, but half-truths and misdirection can go a long way (cf. comments in this discussion that question whether the WSJ is making a mountain out of a molehill here).

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