Yandex, Google’s Russian Rival, Is Twitter’s New Real-Time Search Partner

Re:Yandex, Google’s Russian Rival, Is Twitter’s New Real-Tim... by hastur on Tuesday February 21, 2012 @11:55AM (#3617125)

Not all are, because not all of them are worth it. For most companies, the worst scenario is that a low-ranking officer will ask them for a little money for krysha.

But Yandex is no small potatoes.

Also, it's a mind trap to refuse to ponder the behavior of security services just because we have little information. It's their very nature not to let us know what they're doing, but scraps of information amass with time and you can connect the dots. Or perhaps you think that we should not try to think to much about these topics?

I'm sure you've heard of Russian authorities cracking down on some NGOs under the pretext of fighting software piracy. Do you really think it was about illegal Windows and Office? Or perhaps someone didn't like what these organizations were doing, but had no legal arguments against these activities? See, I have no evidence in this case whatsoever, and yet I know with 99% certainty that the real reason had nothing to do with piracy. But call me a conspiracy theorist.

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Re:Yandex, Google’s Russian Rival, Is Twitter’s New Real-Tim... by ellynix on Tuesday February 21, 2012 @02:58PM (#3617834)

Oh, please! Don't assume I'm brainwashed zombie living in Orwell's 1984 and you're opening my eyes. I can tell more stories about crimes of russian authorities, corruption and general living in country where human rights are ignored more than you would want to listen.

But still I insist on being reasonable, do not invent imaginary problems in place of the hundreds of real ones and do not paint everything in black-and-white.

Anyway, it's good that you're so concerned about russian authorities crimes.

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