Ask HN: Shouldn't Google need to give a public statement about Railway incident?

Re:Ask HN: Shouldn't Google need to give a public statement ... by qa3-tech on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @01:29PM (#48211120)

Yup, I think so. Makes one think about how dependent we are on cloud infra for core pieces versus supporting pieces of the architecture. They've probably negotiated some kind of private settlement.

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Re:Ask HN: Shouldn't Google need to give a public statement ... by whh on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @01:33PM (#48211186)

I've directly asked our account manager about it. It's pretty scary that we don't know what automated mechanisms could just cut us off.

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Re:Ask HN: Shouldn't Google need to give a public statement ... by r_lee on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @01:40PM (#48211275)

I really think Google underestimates the damage they've done to their reputation with these. These incidents are rare, but they're common enough where you can't trust them reliably anymore, and if that's the case, why would you pick them over other vendors?

it's not like they're the only provider, or even the #1

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Re:Ask HN: Shouldn't Google need to give a public statement ... by esseph on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @02:49PM (#48212263)

> why would you pick them over other vendors?

Their security track record is pretty exceptional compared to the other two.

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