I have a different reading, the author is reminiscing to the times where trust worked on the web. A company like Google could trust you for being really the au

I have a different reading, the author is reminiscing to the times where trust worked on the web. A company like Google could trust you for being really the author because who would lie? and those that lie about these things usually couldn't spell or use technology. The world changed and now Google can't afford to trust someone that says he's the author, because people take advantage of that. So if you ask me what's worse, this guy having to contact his publisher to get his book off the web, or someone being blackmailed to keep his youtube channel, imo they are right to require a proper lawyer