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Re:U.S. Accuses Google of Illegally Protecting Monopoly by whoisthemachine on Tuesday October 20, 2020 @10:03PM (#24844175)
Google is a client of the Pinkertons, a very old union busting company with a history of brutal tactics [0]. One of their employees was recently charged in a murder during riots in Denver [1].

[0] https://newrepublic.com/article/147619/pinkertons-still-neve... [1] https://www.buzzfeednews.com/article/juliareinstein/security...

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Re:U.S. Accuses Google of Illegally Protecting Monopoly by daniellarusso on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @07:25AM (#24846702)
That is factually incorrect regarding the the classification of the aforementioned person as an employee of Pinkerton’s.

Pinkerton sub-contracted this person.

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Re:U.S. Accuses Google of Illegally Protecting Monopoly by whoisthemachine on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @08:30PM (#24853801)
My apologies, thanks for correcting me.
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Re:U.S. Accuses Google of Illegally Protecting Monopoly by ashtonkem on Wednesday October 21, 2020 @02:05AM (#24845167)
It’s not really the same organization anymore; they got bought by Securitas in 1999.
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