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The US government would not hesitate to shut down Google inc., take over the company, or throw the entire executive team into prison if the company actively int
by HenryKissinger 6y ago
The US government would not hesitate to shut down Google inc., take over the company, or throw the entire executive team into prison if the company actively interfered with counterterrorist operations.
Google should thread carefully here.
- nickysielicki 6y agoThe US wouldn't hesitate to come after and make an example of individual developers or small companies. But Google? Our intelligence agencies are already relatively unpopular (if you can trust the polls) [1]. I'm not sure that the US government could attack Google like that without serious consequences from the public. [1]: https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2018/02/14/majorities-express-favorable-opinions-of-several-federal-agencies-including-the-fbi/ https://www.pewresearch.org/politics/2018/02/14/majorities-e...