> No one is coercing anyone else. Specifically because Schmidt made a career as a lobbyist for privacy erosion, I think he's open to criticism on this basis, e

> No one is coercing anyone else. Specifically because Schmidt made a career as a lobbyist for privacy erosion, I think he's open to criticism on this basis, even if he is not guilty of coercion. If it were some random person who was just developing a product I would agree with you to leave well enough alone, but I think the lobbying angle is enough to clear the bar of "theses actions should be publicly scrutinized".