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Before this becomes another metoo thread: I think Google is pushing the boundaries testing how far they can go. For many of us this was the thin red line, but p
by hdjjhhvvhga 4y ago
Before this becomes another metoo thread: I think Google is pushing the boundaries testing how far they can go. For many of us this was the thin red line, but probably the society at large hasn't noticed - or maybe they don't care. My predictions is that Google continues to make small steps in the same direction, with these small steps totaling to something that would cause a public outcry if implemented all at once.
- ARandomerDude 4y agoThis is why I ignore people who say about $TOPIC, "that's just a slippery slope argument." The fact is, people/companies/governments engage in slippery slope tactics every day, on purpose, because they know those tactics work.
- trinsic2 4y agoGoogle did the same sang with G plus a couple years ago attempting to require people use their full names when signing up for accounts. There was an outcry and they backtracked on that but look where we're at now. In my view they're definitely moving the surveillance state forward in small increments. There was an article awhile back [linking Google to the CIA](https://qz.com/1145669/googles-true-origin-partly-lies-in-cia-and-nsa-research-grants-for-mass-surveillance/ https://qz.com/1145669/googles-true-origin-partly-lies-in-ci...), not sure how true it is.
- throw10920 4y agoI think that "boiling the frog" is a valid way to describe this strategy, and it's one that a lot of other companies (Microsoft with their resurgence of anticompetitive tactics) and governments implement today, because it's effective. Look around and you'll find it everywhere.
- permo-w 4y agoif you quickly swat at a fly on a window, the fly jumps and flies away. if you slowly lower the swatter and then jump the last inch, the fly will never see it coming and gets squished on the window humans are exactly the same