Google Removes Vital Privacy Feature From Android, Claims Release Was Accidental

Re:Google Removes Vital Privacy Feature From Android, Claims... by chaz on Friday December 13, 2013 @10:21AM (#6900914)

Hanlon's Razor probably applies here. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hanlon's_razor

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Re:Google Removes Vital Privacy Feature From Android, Claims... by mcguire on Friday December 13, 2013 @11:42AM (#6901414)

Stupidity and malice are frequently indistinguishable by an outside observer.

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Re:Google Removes Vital Privacy Feature From Android, Claims... by alan_cx on Friday December 13, 2013 @04:52PM (#6903117)

Hmmmmmmm, perhaps, but I'd suggest that:

Stupidity is negligence. Negligence is selfish. That makes it malicious. Its willful which ever way one chose to spin it.

IMHO, such phrases are not much different to ones like "what do you have to hide?". They are designed to look like one thing, confuse and win a point, while hiding the fact that something appalling is going on. Its the language of confusion to control.

Its too easy to be allowed to hide behind a false concept of stupidity. Too convenient.

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Re:Google Removes Vital Privacy Feature From Android, Claims... by andrewflnr on Saturday December 14, 2013 @02:26AM (#6905017)

Stupidity is negligence.

False, in general. If you want to assert someone is using stupidity as a cover, you need evidence. I don't believe that should be the default hypothesis.

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Re:Google Removes Vital Privacy Feature From Android, Claims... by chaz on Friday December 13, 2013 @12:00PM (#6901526)

All the more reason to pause before ascribing malice as the motive.

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Re:Google Removes Vital Privacy Feature From Android, Claims... by mcguire on Friday December 13, 2013 @01:37PM (#6902072)

I don't know. Personally, I would rather be regarded as evil than stupid.

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Re:Google Removes Vital Privacy Feature From Android, Claims... by saraid216 on Friday December 13, 2013 @09:47PM (#6904338)

And now you've justified evil for every stupid person in the world.

Check it out: "Don't call me stupid; I'll punch you for that!"

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