Re:Group of Googlers announce support for Dragonfly
by yters on Thursday November 29, 2018 @01:49PM
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Yes, yours is a good counter argument. I was trying to think of a possible benefit to Dragonfly that might be in the subtext of this memo. If my argument is correct, of course they won't write a memo that just comes out and says, "this way we can help the Chinese have more freedom," but instead would frame it as "greater access to information."
Nice narrative crafting. I could just as easily say "if Google comes in, their well-known software prowess will add efficiency and intrusiveness to the government's draconian powers."
> There is only so much that can be censored, after all, and perhaps the massive information access will overwhelm any possible attempt at censorship.
The existing great firewall doesn't work because it's perfect. It works because it targets low-hanging fruit, gets better over time and scare most everyday people into conformity.