Google Is Not What It Seems

In the top 3 most insightful pieces of journalism I have read in 2016. Whatever your opinion on Julian Assange, this is a fascinating look into details of how power structures are evolving in the 21st century. Makes me think the government has a much tighter pulse on what's going on than I had previously thought. Perhaps part of the trick is they want you to think they're idiots.

The problem with having access to massive amounts of data and information is that it&#x27;s too easy to see patterns and connections where there may only be noise.<p>20 years ago, I imagined that access to endless amounts of information would accelerate global enlightenment. Now, new conspiracy theories seem to come out almost daily. And, they quickly get passed around carelessly, especially by my family and friends. It seems too much information just causes a lot of panic and paranoia.<p>He could very well be right. But, I only wish that there were alternative analyses to consider.

I&#x27;m not a fan of Wikileaks but much of what the article states isn&#x27;t a secret. It&#x27;s clear that Google&#x27;s founders for years has been trying to gain a political advantage over other corporations by being friendlier to the US govt. It makes sense since the US govt is behind the times and Google needs a friend in the US govt to make treaties that would give them an advantage over competitors in emerging markets. This is a win&#x2F;win for both involved. I&#x27;m not saying this is acceptable&#x2F;moral&#x2F;desirable, I&#x27;m merely saying that this is how the real world of international politics works. I just wish more folks wouldn&#x27;t think for a moment a corporation will stop being a corporation for the sake of it&#x27;s founder&#x27;s original intentions (assuming Schmidt and company were&#x2F;are honest with us). At least in that clear headed acceptance of Google&#x27;s agenda maybe we all can individually (and maybe collectively? I know it&#x27;s quite a bit to ask.) adjust our strategies to limit their abuse of our data.

Dupe:<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hn.algolia.com&#x2F;?query=assange%20google%20seems&amp;type=story&amp;dateRange=all&amp;prefix&amp;page=0&amp;sort=byPopularity#!%2Fstory%2Fsort_by_date%2F0%2Fassange%20google%20seems" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;hn.algolia.com&#x2F;?query=assange%20google%20seems&amp;type=...</a><p>Also highly misleading :).

And neither is Wikileaks. Given the ever increasing noise&#x2F;rant&#x2F;innuendo ratios of what he emits, it&#x27;s hard to justify the time investment in reading anything Assange has put out for several years, now.

This is just how the world works. Of course a billion dollar corporation engages lobbyists, political hacks and other partisans to help them achieve their goals.

Could someone please summarize this?

Am I dreaming or is this old news? I get a strong feeling that I&#x27;ve read this before, but I can find no date on the actual article!?

I don&#x27;t take this at face value, but there might be clues for why Google supports the TPP.

This is the reason Schmidt uses an iPhone