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[ PRIVACY Forum ] DOJ vs. Google: Users have the most to lose
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DOJ vs. Google: Users have the most to lose
Despite my ongoing concerns over various of the directions that
current management has been taking Google over recent years, I must
state that I agree with Google that the kinds of radical antitrust
"remedies" -- and "radical" is the appropriate word -- apparently
being contemplated by DOJ, would almost certainly be a disaster for
ordinary users' privacy, security, and overall ability to interact
with many aspects of related technologies that they depend on every
day.
These systems are difficult enough to keep reasonably user friendly
and secure as it is -- and they certainly should continue to be
improved in those areas. But what DOJ is reportedly considering would
be an enormous step backwards and consumers would be the ultimate
victims of such an approach.
L
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