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Re:Google Introduces Facebook Competitor, Emphasizing Privacy by joebadmo on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @02:24PM (#2706560)
Doesn't that mean they're going to be more trustworthy than anyone else? They've got direct supervision from the federal government.
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Re:Google Introduces Facebook Competitor, Emphasizing Privacy by pavel_lishin on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @02:28PM (#2706581)
Sure, like a drug dealer is more trustworthy because he's on parole and has to meet with a parole officer once a month.
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Re:Google Introduces Facebook Competitor, Emphasizing Privacy by joebadmo on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @02:35PM (#2706635)
That doesn't seem like an accurate analogy to me. Google was being investigated for what were basically accidental breeches of privacy, not for anything that was actively malicious.
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Re:Google Introduces Facebook Competitor, Emphasizing Privacy by int3rnaut on Tuesday June 28, 2011 @04:11PM (#2707078)
One rock of Google+ please my good sir.
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