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To be fair, I can see why it looks and feels like AstroTurf to people who don't know any better. That kind of cynicism is probably pretty healthy for good reaso
by CaptSpify 11y ago
To be fair, I can see why it looks and feels like AstroTurf to people who don't know any better. That kind of cynicism is probably pretty healthy for good reasons in companies like theirs.
- ocdtrekkie 11y agoI mean, that's true, and Google has spent plenty of money on the EFF. But the reason I trust the EFF, unlike most companies/organizations/government officials Google 'donates' money to, is that the EFF has taken Google to task, recently even: http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/02/google-eff-ftc-privacy-chromebook-gmail-spying-students http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/dec/02/google-eff...
- digi_owl 11y agoExcept that anyone poking at the EFF history should quickly discover that they have been around for some time, and got started because of government overreach regarding computers and electronic networks.
- CaptSpify 11y agoOh, I agree. A basic google-search should have been enough to tip them off. And it seems they didn't even do that, so shame on them. I'm just saying their pre-search reaction is probably justified.
- krisdol 11y agoYes but so has congress and a good number of its members are fronts various industries' special-interests.
- CaptSpify 11y agopssst: I think you double-posted
- krisdol 11y agoYes but so has congress and a good number of its members are fronts various industries' special-interests. (to be clear, I don't think the EFF catering to T-Mobile's competitors, just that it's a healthy skepticism to have of organizations like it)