Are you anti-Google ?

Discussion in 'Google' started by jezza chan, May 28, 2007.

  1. #1
    check this out, i was searching around and found this site.

    I read some stuff and basically the guy really hates Google, give it a read and let me know of you agree with him, he brings up some really great points about everything relating to google ( gmail ) and he also reveals Googles "darker side"

    Give it a read: http://www.googlebar.com
     
    jezza chan, May 28, 2007 IP
  2. daz1034

    daz1034 Peon

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    #2
    very intresting lol i hate power well i hate uver ppl haveing power i think i would handel it very well lol
     
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  3. turbosatan

    turbosatan Well-Known Member

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    #3
    the nasty corporate man took my privacy away

    blame george bush
     
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  4. grg

    grg Guest

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    #4
    I'm not anti yet, but as I observe how they are doing I'm start to afraid sometimes...
     
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  5. virusrulez

    virusrulez Peon

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    #5
    think opposite to google is a sin for me :p
     
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  6. BigBadWolf

    BigBadWolf Well-Known Member

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    #6
    I haven't decided yet, but its getting scary....
     
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  7. daz1034

    daz1034 Peon

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    #7
    I Hate The Ppl Who Say I Dont Do Any Think Rong So I Have Nuthin To Hide Its Like Arrrrrrrrrrrrrr Thats Not The Point
     
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    010081 Banned

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    #8
    like the article written,i like yahoo too, but what shall i do, google has given money for living with adsense that any other hasn't given internationally .So i'm not anti yet.
     
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  9. zexy

    zexy Guest

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    #9
    Just don't install software provided by Google ;)
     
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  10. maldives

    maldives Prominent Member

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    #10
    Absolutely. There are many alternatives these days.
     
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  11. diarmuid

    diarmuid Peon

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    #11
    Personally, I love google and yet I am incredibly scared of it at the same time... It is a great resource and without it the web just wouldn't really be the same, however having said that their privacy policys are slightly disturbing at best. The amount of power google has is incredible. For example if google turned round tommorow, and said "in order to continue using this service, pay us a one-off fee of £5", nearly everyone would pay it, as everyone uses google.

    So no, at the moment I'm not anti-google, however I am slightly scared of the power google has.

    Diarmuid
     
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  12. depotgang

    depotgang Peon

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    #12
    yes...but I am way pro the traffic they send me so I bow and kiss Google but 8 times a day.

    No one company should have this sort of control on business online. I though Microsoft was bad...LOL
     
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  13. mvandemar

    mvandemar Notable Member

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    #13
    No, that guy only mildly dislikes Google.

    If you want to see someone who hates Google, then you need to visit Gevil.org:

    [​IMG]

    :D

    -Michael
     
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  14. Luk-3

    Luk-3 Banned

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    #14
    I don't have any problems with google, and i don' t think i ever will, maybe they track and watch us more than other companies but thats no big deal, and as for the toolbar i don t download toolbars full stop.

    :D
     
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  15. Mark0

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    #15
    No problem with what's Google doing for me too.
    But it's anyway a good thing to have some people playing devil's advocate... we should always keep some attention to this kind of things.
     
    Mark0, May 28, 2007 IP
  16. jjk323

    jjk323 Peon

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    #16
    I wouldn't say I hate Google, but I'd say I do have my apprehensions.

    Take Microsoft for example. With Microsoft, you know what you are getting. You know they do evil things sometimes, good things sometimes, etc. You know what you are getting with Microsoft, and you know you shouldn't expect anything more or less.

    Google seems like a closed box. You don't really know where they are going, what their plans are, whether they are going to end up doing something "evil" or not. They seem to be masked behind this "do no evil" banner, yet they have a huge amount of money and power (and an extremely large employee base of intelligent people).

    Corporations like Google and Microsoft exist to profit--in the end, that is their bottom line. As funny as it sounds, If I had to choose, I would say that I feel more comfortable with Microsoft than Google at present.

    EDIT: By the way, I stopped reading the article when I read this: "That's just plain UN-American (but then again, Google's founder Sergey doesn't sound very American either)." In my view, the writer lost all credibility at that point.
     
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  17. Jim4767

    Jim4767 Prominent Member

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    #17
    No animosity towards Google from me. They're just another company trying to maximize profits. That's the way the business world works.

    Google sends me a ton of traffic. Gotta like that!
     
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  18. Forrest

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    #18
    Wow! I never had any idea it was really Google that planned and carried out the terrorist attacks on 9/11. :confused: Such a deep, involved conspiracy.

    I've never installed the Google Toolbar on any computer I've ever used. I just really don't like it - I'd rather have more real estate for my browser. Maybe I just never made the list, but the Google Goons never came to my door to shoot out my kneecaps, either. If you willingly give data about yourself to Google, then you really can't complain when they have data on you.

    Probably 80 % of the people who hate Google just need to get a job. It's not their data retention policy that brings them hatred, it's their war on spam and MFA sites. The people who do the most complaining about Google seem to be people who's AdSense account was shut down for cause. If people didn't see Google as a parent that owes them an allowance, an awful lot of people wouldn't hate them with such vengeance.
     
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  19. excelyourbiz

    excelyourbiz Peon

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    #19
    If you want to see someone who hates Google, then you need to visit Gevil.org

    What a great site, the untold stories of Google!
     
    excelyourbiz, May 28, 2007 IP
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    Forsh Well-Known Member

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    #20
    Absolute power corrupts...absolutely. No matter the cause.
     
    Forsh, May 28, 2007 IP