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> doesn’t mean they’re biased in product. What is their product? Sure, if product is Android OS, or some wearable devices, yes, they are not biased anyone can
by rdtsc 8y ago
> doesn’t mean they’re biased in product.
What is their product? Sure, if product is Android OS, or some wearable devices, yes, they are not biased anyone can buy and use them.
But are they also involved in filtering news, manipulating search results, tracking phone locations, hosting emails, selling ads, censoring or not censoring youtube videos etc.
Then "products" is not the only way a company like Google is effecting change in the world. They match employee donations to charitable organizations, they lobby the government (more than Verizon, military contractors and Wall St. banks), work with the government on drone AI software. Now they are thinking of moving back into China's market with all the privacy implications there, etc.
I think they are far from a "but they are just making a product and selling it, so leave them alone" type of company.
And of course, we might say here that Google's values match with ours so we'll give them the benefit of the doubt. And even though their executives cry on camera after their political candidate loses, when they turn around and go to lobby the government or to police youtube videos, they'll regain their cool and be unbiased. I'd like to believe that, but sure we can see why others might not.