Mr Matt
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| Only one subpoena necessary.  How convenient now that Google will have all of your personal activities in one place:
Searches - Google Search Engine
Phone Calls - Google Voice
DNS look ups - Google DNS
Any government agency that wants to snoop on your activities has to go to only one place - Google
RIP Privacy |
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jus10
join:2009-08-04
Sterling, VA | Umm, they could just tap your ISP line and watch all of your packet traffic to ANYWHERE. |
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| True, but this way, the Government doesn't have to identify beforehand: they can more easily discover that something is up and in the interest of "national security," they can find out who you are... |
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said by Mr Matt:Any government agency that wants to snoop on your activities has to go to only one place - Google This is true, but if Google ever becomes evil and rolls over like Yahoo! (China) or AT&T (USA), then it will be game over for Google.
I predict they will not, at least in the medium term. As a corollary, I expect congressional witch hunts to break out at any time, targeting Google. |
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 swhx7Premium
join:2006-07-23
Elbonia | reply to Mr Matt
Good point Mr Matt - it's about data-mining more than redirection ads.
@eugenegill: I think you've missed something with "if Google ever becomes evil and rolls over like Yahoo! (China) or AT&T (USA)" -
- Is datamining your online activity really that much less evil than spying for governments?
- How many little invasions does it take before a company "becomes evil"?
- If governments ask for DNS data for an IP address, and Google has it, they will get it. |
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Romney2012Defeat Obama 2012-Chg we can believe inPremium
join:2002-03-03
USA
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said by eugenegill:This is true, but if Google ever becomes evil and rolls over like Yahoo! (China) or AT&T (USA), then it will be game over for Google. Google rolled over in China & Brazil years ago.
»news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4647398.stm
»googlesystem.blogspot.com/2006/0···kut.html
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Ever becomes evil? I think the days of Google your friendly search engine who does no harm is long gone. It's a big business just like Yahoo or ATT. |
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 TimePremium
join:2003-07-05
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said by Mr Matt: How convenient now that Google will have all of your personal activities in one place: Searches - Google Search Engine Phone Calls - Google Voice DNS look ups - Google DNS Any government agency that wants to snoop on your activities has to go to only one place - Google RIP Privacy I love conspiracy theorists.
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Privacy, in general, is starting to disappear. People are willingly listing all to most of their personal information on the internet anyways (Facebook.)
People need to wise up and be a little more discrete on the internet. |
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Don't bring up facts.
Every company bends over when they see income slowly fading away. |
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gigantePremium
join:2000-06-30
Anchorage, AK | reply to Clever_Proxy
said by Clever_Proxy:People need to wise up and be a little more discrete on the internet. They need to be discreet as well. |
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quatrixPremium
join:2005-02-11
Davie, FL
kudos:2 | reply to Mr Matt
Since when are you entitled to absolute "privacy" when voluntarily doing business with a private company? |
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ha ha ha
Maybe focus on the issue at hand rather than people's typos? |
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 nixenRockin' the BoxenPremium
join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA | reply to navalpatel
said by navalpatel:True, but this way, the Government doesn't have to identify beforehand: they can more easily discover that something is up and in the interest of "national security," they can find out who you are... You're forgetting the whole telco immunity thing and the uproar over AT&T's funneling all traffic through listening posts? Simply put, "been there; done that".
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 birdfeedrPremium,MVM
join:2001-08-11
Warwick, RI
kudos:5 | reply to Clever_Proxy
said by Clever_Proxy:ha ha ha Maybe focus on the issue at hand rather than people's typos? Never pass up the opportunity for a bad pun, I always say.
Surely you don't need it explained to you. |
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 HomunculusPipsquackPremium
join:2000-12-14
Dar al-Harb | reply to Mr Matt
said by Mr Matt: How convenient now that Google will have all of your personal activities in one place: Searches - Google Search Engine Phone Calls - Google Voice DNS look ups - Google DNS Any government agency that wants to snoop on your activities has to go to only one place - Google RIP Privacy Yeah... Hope the Government doesn't get your Social Security number!
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 FBGuyyippee ki yayPremium
join:2005-03-19 | reply to Time
Re: Only one subpoena necessary. i love morons too |
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 MxxCon
join:1999-11-19
Brooklyn, NY
1 edit | reply to Mr Matt
adjust your tinfoil hat
i guess you missed googles privacy policy on dns
OR THE FACT THAT GOOGLE DNS SERVICE IS OPTIONAL!
if your tinfoil hat isn't working so good, don't use google dns |
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Ever becomes evil? Hell YES
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