[governance] Accountability group puts Google in same league as big oil and big tobacco

[Ken Stubbs]

Speaking personally,

Frankly, I am getting tired of hearing this irritating mantra that far 
to many successful companies
are *_inherently_**_evil and uncaring.

_*I am not necessarily defending Google, I would need significantly more 
evidence of their intent than
a speculative article written by someone who may very well have their 
own "agenda"

I have little respect for people who spend much of their energies 
criticizing innovative & creative
entities who turn their creative efforts into success.

Those who use their energies & efforts criticizing & chastising  should 
spend less time moaning & complaining & more of this time working 
towards effecting
positive change

Ken Stubbs

*__*
On 7/13/17 06:26, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
> What, this didn't get shared here earlier? I'm shocked
>
> Ah, by the way here's googles response 
> https://www.blog.google/topics/public-policy/responding-campaign-accountability-report-academic-research/
>
> 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?
>
> --srs
>
> On 13-Jul-2017, at 3:51 PM, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net 
> <mailto:parminder at itforchange.net>> wrote:
>
>> Google has spent millions funding academic research in the US 
>> andEurope <https://www.theguardian.com/world/europe-news>to try to 
>> influence public opinion and policymakers, a watchdog has claimed.
>
>
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