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Re:Demonstration at Home of Google Developer. Google Bus Blo... by brudgers on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @10:31AM (#7103094)
The analogy between Google and McDonalds only works in regard to commercial creepiness. It does not sufficiently cover collaboration with the surveillance state's organs.
Re:Demonstration at Home of Google Developer. Google Bus Blo... by matthewmacleod on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @10:36AM (#7103140)
I don't think anybody wants a situation in which companies pick-and-choose which laws to follow, and which to ignore.

The proper target for anger in this case is the NSA and the government which allowed this to happen.

Re:Demonstration at Home of Google Developer. Google Bus Blo... by brudgers on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @11:05AM (#7103415)
Only individual persons have moral agency. The NSA is not a proper target for the expression of moral outrage because it is not a moral agent [and neither is Google or any other corporate entity]. If you call up the NSA to express moral outrage it is likely to be handled as a matter of law enforcement one way or the other though handled not in your favor is more likely. Call Google or Microsoft or Apple and your moral outrage is treated with standardized customer service protocols.

The NSA is not a proper target for expressions of moral outrage, the individual elected officials who allow, facilitate, or collaborate with its behaviors are as are those who are just following orders. The people responsible are responsible whether the context is some three letter agency or a publicly traded company. A corporation doesn't shield one from moral liability.

Re:Demonstration at Home of Google Developer. Google Bus Blo... by jedmeyers on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @10:45AM (#7103227)
And we might guess that majority of those "protesters" either did not vote or voted for Obama.
Re:Demonstration at Home of Google Developer. Google Bus Blo... by tomp on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @10:46AM (#7103235)
In a country where corporations seem to have more power over the government than its people, it more effective to target the corporations than the government.
Re:Demonstration at Home of Google Developer. Google Bus Blo... by calt on Wednesday January 22, 2014 @10:35AM (#7103133)
>The analogy between Google and McDonalds only works in regard to commercial creepiness. It does not sufficiently cover collaboration with the surveillance state's organs.

What??? Uhh. This guy is the surveillance state's organs. You mean he's from Oregon? No wait...