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Google Secret Privacy Document Leaked

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the don't-look-there dept.

siliconbits writes "A confidential, seven-page Google Inc. 'vision statement' shows the information-age giant in a deep round of soul-searching over a basic question: How far should it go in profiting from its crown jewels—the vast trove of data it possesses about people's activities? Should it tap more of what it knows about Gmail users? Should it build a vast 'trading platform' for buying and selling Web data? Should it let people pay to not see any ads at all?"

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  1. Re:and... by sexconker · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    Walmart? That brand is J-U-N-K, and no amount of smiling faces will change that fact. They're only in business because they sell cheaply, not because people think well of them.

    Brand is about what you mean to customers, not investors. That "brand" directory explains it's not about brand, but about market caps.

    Google isn't top dog in the grand scheme of things, be it "value", market capital, or brand recognition.

    Why do you care so much, anyway? Blind fanboi rage?