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I believe so. Big Tech has gained a lot of enemies in governments around the world, and it doesn’t require a lot of technical knowledge to understand that WEI i
by cmdli 3y ago
I believe so. Big Tech has gained a lot of enemies in governments around the world, and it doesn’t require a lot of technical knowledge to understand that WEI is a way for Google to gain more control. Whether WEI is good or not, politicians on both sides in the US would be more than willing to oppose Google.
- neltnerb 3y agoI don't have any desire to carry water for this horrible concept but "Google is too important" is awfully abstract to run a campaign on. We're at the level where "does it break end-to-end encryption without anyone else being technically capable of reading it" is a serious debate. Why does this technical proposal actually threaten them or their constituents in a concrete way? More importantly, does it threaten a politician's ability to fundraise or broadcast the message they like? I think the idea is horrific on many ethical and technical grounds, but how can Google directly use it to ruin a [political] career? That feels like more what they will empathize with.
- lamontcg 3y ago> politicians on both sides in the US would be more than willing to oppose Google. You're living in a fantasy land where the US government actually regulates industry in any sort of pro-consumer non-regulatory-capture way. If this happens it'll be the EU that does it.