Google's fact-checking bots build vast knowledge bank

Re:Google's fact-checking bots build vast knowledge bank by jacquesm on Friday August 22, 2014 @12:55PM (#8212873)

I'd love a world in which email providers would be held to the same standards as the post office.

But that's not the world we currently live in.

The only thing that sets a limit on what google can do with your data is the amount of data you give them. They also have terms of service and privacy policies but these can change over time and/or be re-interpreted in creative new ways to enable whatever it is they want to do next.

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Re:Google's fact-checking bots build vast knowledge bank by nhaehnle on Friday August 22, 2014 @03:06PM (#8213470)

Well yes. The main part of your comment is descriptive: you are describing the state of the world as it is today.

However, there is a normative side to the debate as well. This is what I (and you in your first line) explicitly referred to. This side is about asking what state of the world is desirable. It is perfectly legitimate and good to ask this question, so that we might hopefully act upon the answer once it has been found. That is how progress is made in the world.

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Re:Google's fact-checking bots build vast knowledge bank by PeterisP on Friday August 22, 2014 @09:11PM (#8214657)

Legal restrictions do apply - for EU citizens, quite a few rights cannot be taken away by 'terms&conditions' of online companies.

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Re:Google's fact-checking bots build vast knowledge bank by judk on Saturday August 23, 2014 @02:09PM (#8216427)

What standard? The US Post office scans the mail it handles.

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