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Re: news from Google
From: Andrey Gordon <andrey.gordon () gmail com>
Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 09:16:58 -0500
I agree, one could find this though paranoid, but even if we don't use google out of fear that they will take over everything they still seem to be growing. What I'm trying to say is that you/we/they can take all the placards you/we/they want and go and try to convince (or at least educate) the public that google is becoming an evil empire, but there are enough sheep out there to make google succeed. Google makes it's services very attractive to use (free, convenient, great functionality, integration, etc) so we do for the most part. There is a chance that soon google will be collecting "statistics" on all aspects of your digital life and that government has to do is to pass a law or even more than that, nationalize google. That's just one paranoid theory I've got. Send your tin foil hats and emails to PO Box 666, Antarctica, The World. Remember? They started as a search engine? Not sure how, but they are becoming (became) the new Micro$oft, IMHO. ----- Andrey Gordon [andrey.gordon () gmail com] On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 3:07 AM, Warren Bailey <wbailey () gci com> wrote:
Anyone volunteer to FedEx Scott here a tin foil hat?? If not, I'll be happy to provide one... *cue xfiles theme....* Sent from my Blackberry. Please execute spelling errors. ----- Original Message ----- From: Scott Weeks <surfer () mauigateway com> To: nanog () merit edu <nanog () merit edu> Sent: Thu Dec 03 22:14:57 2009 Subject: Re: news from Google jof () thejof com : 6.6.6.6 belongs to the US Army look at AS 666. At least they know their position in the universe. --------------------------------------------------- andrey.gordon () gmail com : IMHO that's where we are heading with google taking over every service imaginable Only if you let them. DBS (don't be sheep) --------------------------------------------------- At the most basic minimum manage your cookies. Just a quick search (not with google) gives: google.com/support/urchin45/bin/answer.py?answer=28710 (you'll see a LOT of _utm<x> type cookies as soon as you start watching them) There are many other companies out there that know more about you than you think possible. Small example: Do you allow third party cookies unfettered access to what you do? scott
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