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So, Google still at least *tries* to not be evil...

Story: Google encrypts data amid backlash against NSA spyingTotal Replies: 8
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BernardSwiss

Sep 07, 2013
5:51 PM EDT 		I think that it's kind of ironic, considering Google's business model...

-- but good for them!
seatex

Sep 08, 2013
8:15 AM EDT 		It's just some PR spin, me thinks. An attempt to salvage their credibility.
djohnston

Sep 08, 2013
9:55 AM EDT 		What seatex said.
montezuma

Sep 08, 2013
10:14 AM EDT 		So they encrypt but who has access to the keys?

A defense is only as strong as its weak point.
TxtEdMacs

Sep 08, 2013
1:16 PM EDT 		All of You (including lurkers):

Where Google merely tries, Microsoft succeeds!

YBT

Just wish I could remember whether it was Not Being or Being Evil ... dang
Bob_Robertson

Sep 09, 2013
8:54 AM EDT 		Google must obey the laws of the Empire, or the Empire will shut it down.

Has it passed the point where the Imperial Senate can be discarded? I don't know.
jdixon

Sep 09, 2013
10:18 AM EDT 		> Has it passed the point where the Imperial Senate can be discarded? I don't know.

I assume we'll find out in the next few weeks by way of the Syria vote and subsequent actions.
penguinist

Sep 09, 2013
10:39 AM EDT 		The "Nabooan vote".
vagabondo

Sep 10, 2013
5:04 AM EDT 		Google are just protecting their business model -- trawling for personal data, and packaging it for sale.

They just have to keep it cheaper for their customers (including government agencies) to buy from Google rather than collect and decrypt it themselves or buy from someone else.

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