Google Caught Misbehaving By Kenyan Startup

An anonymous reader sends in an interesting story from Mocality, a company that painstakingly built a business directory in Kenya. When they discovered that somebody was systematically harvesting the contact information they'd collected (and after a few very odd phone calls from confused Kenyan business owners), they set up a sting to see what was really going on. They swapped out the phone numbers listed for a few businesses with phone numbers in their own call centers, and then waited to see who called. Mocality was shocked to discover it was Google Kenya, who falsely claimed a business collaboration with Mocality, and then lied about Mocality's business practices.

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Re:Outright fraud

[Anonymous Coward]

DCTech, did you just create a new account?

Re:Outright fraud

[Colonel Korn]

DCTech, did you just create a new account?

I know it's usually ACs making this sort of comment, but I feel compelled to reply to one: ad hominem attacks with no real content do nothing to undermine the argument of the attacked. Even if DCTech made a new account and is paid by someone to argue against Google on Slashdot (quick, put on your tinfoil hat!), that doesn't make his arguments wrong. Slashdot discussions are usually moderated based on ideas and that's the way it should be. If a paid corporate propagandist makes arguments, they're no less valid than if they're made by an impassioned grass roots crusader. If you disagree, present an argument. If not, leave us alone.