Google Is Having a Pretty Crappy Friday the 13th
New York Magazine, August 13, 2010
By Nitasha Tiku
Google's been hung in effigy in the press all week for selling out on Net Neutrality. And earlier in the week, a document was released that caught Google wondering out loud what it should do with all the data it has on everyone. Now, Google is being sued by Oracle, not to mention hordes of protesters are about to descend on its doorstep in support of an open Internet. When you come out of the gate identifying yourself as a force for goodness and light, it invites criticism.
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