The Yandex Leak: How a Russian Search Giant Uses Consumer Data

Re:The Yandex Leak: How a Russian Search Giant Uses Consumer... by KoftaBob on Thursday August 10, 2023 @07:48AM (#37074916)

I've wondered that too, and from what I can understand, the distinction is that the Russian Oligarchs don't just have political influence, their wealth itself was a result of political connections with the ruling elites from the start.

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Re:The Yandex Leak: How a Russian Search Giant Uses Consumer... by hsjqllzlfkf on Thursday August 10, 2023 @08:09AM (#37075159)

Correct.

The "America bad" crowd is so eager to say they're all the same that they intentionally look away from any nuance.

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Re:The Yandex Leak: How a Russian Search Giant Uses Consumer... by 37074177throw on Thursday August 10, 2023 @08:41AM (#37075453)

American (immigrant) here who happens to think this is still the very best country all things considered. Disappointed in how things have declined over the past 40 years I’ve been here but still thank God for America as far I am concerned.

Not all American super wealthy are oligarch but some are very close to the mark. Borderline cases that are concerning: Elon Musk is an American oligarch. Bill Gates is an American oligarch.

Also can someone dump 4Gs of Google’s codebase somewhere?

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Re:The Yandex Leak: How a Russian Search Giant Uses Consumer... by undefinedland on Thursday August 10, 2023 @09:14AM (#37075748)

Perhaps if America has killed your friends, family or country, Russia looks preferable.

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Re:The Yandex Leak: How a Russian Search Giant Uses Consumer... by divan on Thursday August 10, 2023 @09:23AM (#37075830)