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The government also kills people with drone strikes, but that doesn't mean Google could get away with that.

Where is this public domain that you trust so much and why are they more honest that Google?



>>that doesn't mean Google could get away with that

You piqued my interest, what would happen if they killed somebody? Probably whoever asked for it would get in trouble (unless they deleted the logs...), but I doubt I would or could stop using Google. We use web-search like a utility.

>>Where is this public domain that you trust so much

If it works or not is another story, but we have a de-jure mechanism for government accountability wherein nothing exists for corporations. We might be able to make a publicly accountable internet infrastructure, but there is no similar mandate for a corporation.


If Google killed someone, the people who ordered and executed the operation would likely go to jail. The government gets away with it because they are effectively above the law, despite the veneer of accountability.




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