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Short answer: they’re not at all trustworthy.

by barryrandall 7y ago

TazeTSchnitzel 7y ago
Then why is Google? They have the same business model and disregard for privacy.
- jerf 7y ago
  And how are they doing compared to AWS and Azure? Though I doubt that's the reason GCP is where it is, it doesn't really help your point.
- jacobwilliamroy 7y ago
  Google has never been implicated in a plot to hack the U.S. presidential election. Now, I don't actually Believe that the ads displayed on facebook had any real impact on how people voted. They were never on screen for very long, and they took up a small percentage of screen space compared to all the other user and advertiser generated content. But Zuckerberg did testify before congress on live TV and that's what people are going to remember.
  - madhadron 7y ago
    Google and Twitter were targeted by the Russians as well. They just didn't go public when they found the evidence, unlike Facebook, until after Facebook did. Facebook bears the brunt in the press because it screwed over the press so much in recent years.
  - traek 7y ago
    > Google has never been implicated in a plot to hack the U.S. presidential election. Sure they have. The very same election as Facebook (and Twitter), in fact. https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-russian-groups-did-use-our-ads-and-youtube-to-influence-2016-elections/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-russian-groups-did-use-...
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- Nextgrid 7y ago
  Not saying Google is an angel, but at least I don't recall them collecting phone numbers for 2FA while promising to not use them for ad targeting and then silently doing so.
- rstupek 7y ago
  Google doesn't get caught as often?
- vikramkr 7y ago
  This thread is filled with comments about how people don't trust Google enough to use GCP. It's hurting them too, and given how far behind AWS and all they are, it's a serious hurdle to overcome
r00fus 7y ago
So you're saying "move fast and break stuff" isn't good for a platform pitch?

Short answer: they’re not at all trustworthy.

TazeTSchnitzel 7y ago

Then why is Google? They have the same business model and disregard for privacy.

jerf 7y ago
And how are they doing compared to AWS and Azure? Though I doubt that's the reason GCP is where it is, it doesn't really help your point.
jacobwilliamroy 7y ago
Google has never been implicated in a plot to hack the U.S. presidential election. Now, I don't actually Believe that the ads displayed on facebook had any real impact on how people voted. They were never on screen for very long, and they took up a small percentage of screen space compared to all the other user and advertiser generated content. But Zuckerberg did testify before congress on live TV and that's what people are going to remember.
- madhadron 7y ago
  Google and Twitter were targeted by the Russians as well. They just didn't go public when they found the evidence, unlike Facebook, until after Facebook did. Facebook bears the brunt in the press because it screwed over the press so much in recent years.
- traek 7y ago
  > Google has never been implicated in a plot to hack the U.S. presidential election. Sure they have. The very same election as Facebook (and Twitter), in fact. https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-russian-groups-did-use-our-ads-and-youtube-to-influence-2016-elections/ https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-russian-groups-did-use-...
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Nextgrid 7y ago
Not saying Google is an angel, but at least I don't recall them collecting phone numbers for 2FA while promising to not use them for ad targeting and then silently doing so.
rstupek 7y ago
Google doesn't get caught as often?
vikramkr 7y ago
This thread is filled with comments about how people don't trust Google enough to use GCP. It's hurting them too, and given how far behind AWS and all they are, it's a serious hurdle to overcome

r00fus 7y ago

So you're saying "move fast and break stuff" isn't good for a platform pitch?