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At this point, it's save to assume that NSA/FBI/CIA/Pentagon has front door access to Google. That cheap-oil-for-your-private-planes deal with Pentagon is one

by finid 10y ago

At this point, it's save to assume that NSA/FBI/CIA/Pentagon has front door access to Google. That cheap-oil-for-your-private-planes deal with Pentagon is one small evidence [1]. The other is Matt Cutts working for (on a temporary basis) the Defense Department's branch of USDS [2] [1]: http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB10001424127887323864604579069730686941454 http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB100014241278873238646045790697... [2]: http://fedscoop.com/former-google-spam-chief-heads-to-usds http://fedscoop.com/former-google-spam-chief-heads-to-usds As for Microsoft, well, no debate there.

magicalist 10y ago
> That cheap-oil-for-your-private-planes deal with Pentagon is one small evidence a perk they apparently shouldn't have been getting and was cut off by the pentagon is evidence the pentagon has front door access to Google? > The other is Matt Cutts working for (on a temporary basis) the Defense Department's branch of USDS What, do you think he really needed a job so the web search spam guy gave access to user accounts in exchange for getting to work in government contracting? Really need to work on your circumstantial evidence.