Sure, but this NYT times piece that says Google specifically tried to 'slow down' European privacy rules disproves Thompson's argument that they want privacy to

Sure, but this NYT times piece that says Google specifically tried to 'slow down' European privacy rules disproves Thompson's argument that they want privacy to impede competition. It's pretty binary- if they wanted privacy regulations they wouldn't have slowed them down, if they slowed them down then clearly they don't want privacy regulations. I don't see what other conclusion could be drawn