<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>What, this didn't get shared here earlier? I'm shocked </div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Ah, by the way here's googles response <a href="https://www.blog.google/topics/public-policy/responding-campaign-accountability-report-academic-research/">https://www.blog.google/topics/public-policy/responding-campaign-accountability-report-academic-research/</a></div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">Also - what do you propose, that academia raise money solely from school fees, or maybe use Monopoly money, to fund their research? Or maybe just stop doing research?</div><div id="AppleMailSignature"><br></div><div id="AppleMailSignature">--srs</div><div><br>On 13-Jul-2017, at 3:51 PM, parminder <<a href="mailto:parminder@itforchange.net">parminder@itforchange.net</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>Google has spent
millions funding academic research in the US and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news" data-link-name="auto-linked-tag" data-component="auto-linked-tag" class="u-underline" style="touch-action: manipulation; color: rgb(0, 86, 137);
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public opinion and policymakers, a watchdog has claimed.</div></blockquote></body></html>