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I'd also add that 2008 Google was trusted by the public a lot more than 2019 Google.
by awill 8y ago
I'd also add that 2008 Google was trusted by the public a lot more than 2019 Google.
- jolmg 8y ago> by the public by technical users I imagine the general public still trusts them all the same or maybe even more.
- saagarjha 8y agoI think with the recent focus of privacy by the media, users are beginning to trust Google less. Maybe not enough to stop using their services, but enough to at least question what Google might be doing with their data.
- justicezyx 8y agoReads to me a descending attitude towards normal users. I was a non technical users when chrome come out. I was studying civil engineering then in college. I certainly like Google as a symbol of freedom and technology superiority in the more pure sense than msft.
- jolmg 8y agoNot condescending (if that's what you mean), it's more of an attitude of hopelessness. After all, it will be "normal" users that control where the market goes.
- int_19h 8y agoThis stuff has been on the front pages of mainstream media for long enough. Ask your non-tech acquaintances what they think about Google, Facebook etc - you might be surprised.
- jolmg 8y agoIn general, they don't care. They care about the conveniences forsaking privacy brings. Haven't talked to everyone on this topic, though. So who knows, there might be some.
- est31 8y agoTechnical users are multiplicators though.
- jolmg 8y agomultiplicators? You mean because we advocate with those near us? Normal users also advocate in favor of products based on features which are sometimes based on forsaking privacy.