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Re:Group of Googlers announce support for Dragonfly by sneak on Thursday November 29, 2018 @06:31AM (#18559473)
How many of these low-level workers are receiving second paychecks from national governments? We can be reasonably assured that at least some SREs are; what about the anonymous purveyors of these sorts of letters?

I think people view this very much as an us-vs-them, but the “us” is easily polluted with those quietly receiving additional compensation to further their (second) employer’s interests.

Re:Group of Googlers announce support for Dragonfly by writepub on Thursday November 29, 2018 @06:39AM (#18559508)
Just empty accusations, and frankly insulting to anyone who disagrees with dissenters. Apple, Microsoft, Amazon, etc. are all following China's data policies, but when a bunch of Googlers want the same, you accuse them of paybacks?
Re:Group of Googlers announce support for Dragonfly by sneak on Friday November 30, 2018 @04:50AM (#18567947)
No, I am sure that there are at least a sprinkling of both US and foreign intelligence assets within the ranks at Apple, Microsoft, and Amazon too. Why wouldn’t there be?
Re:Group of Googlers announce support for Dragonfly by atomical on Thursday November 29, 2018 @06:54AM (#18559566)
Apple and Amazon have a history of supoorting governments that oppress women and LGBT folks. I guess that's okay because some employees at those companies don't care about women and gays in, say, Saudi Arabia and think they are delivering some really cool products!
Re:Group of Googlers announce support for Dragonfly by hpbd on Thursday November 29, 2018 @06:33AM (#18559479)
If you're against what I don't like, you're authentic and fighting the good fight.

If you support what I don't like, you're receiving paychecks from other governments.

Yeah right.

Re:Group of Googlers announce support for Dragonfly by sneak on Friday November 30, 2018 @04:52AM (#18567955)
I believe that both the US and Chinese governments would see Google entering the Chinese market (in a censored form) as a benefit to each of their respective countries. Who said anything about other governments? The US gains visibility this way.