• Chozo
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    This is misleading. Not sure if by ignorance or malice, but it’s very misleading.

    This isn’t happening with your browser bookmarks. This is Google Collections, which is a shareable bookmarking feature, meaning it can be made publicly available. That’s why it’s moderated. It’s basically Google’s version on something like Pinterest.

    https://www.androidpolice.com/create-google-collections/

      • hh93
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        12 years ago

        So if you have a collection with political targets and the folder is just google maps links to their houses with their names as the bookmark name google shouldn’t be allowed to stop you from spreading this?

        Sure google is shitty but this feature is designed to share links with other people and sometimes those links can be dangerous so imho it’s absolutely necessary to moderate them at some level.

          • hh93
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            12 years ago

            In that case they deleted a link to illegal content in their jurisdiction - so should be fine - shouldn’t it?

      • Lexi Sneptaur
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        12 years ago

        You should be mad about the things google does. I don’t think this particular thing is unreasonable though.

          • big pupper
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            22 years ago

            They have a duty to moderate public-facing systems. This is a link/bookmark sharing system, so obviously bookmarks that are pointing to things that are illegal are going to be dealt with.

            • LoafyLemon
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              They don’t have to, they choose to. You can share bookmarks on Firefox, but Mozilla doesn’t filter nor censor them Orwellian style.

              • big pupper
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                12 years ago

                I’m pretty sure there are reasonable expectations by governments that you maintain adequate moderation, especially the EU. If Mozilla were to deploy a public facing system and not moderate it, they would catch hell from the EU and likely be fined out the ass.

              • bermuda
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                12 years ago

                Orwellian is when company does thing I don’t like

                • LoafyLemon
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                  12 years ago

                  No, it’s when the company attempts to assume the role of a governing body and delves into the privacy of people’s bedrooms.

            • @Blizzard@lemmy.zip
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              32 years ago
              • OP claimed it’s his private bookmarks not facing public

              • the site doesn’t contain any illegal content. It’s just google being overzealous and intrusive

              • Google Keep Notes has a sharing note feature. You think it would ok for them to sniff what you noting and delete it if they didn’t like it?

              • one again - there’s nothing illegal on that website, nor is accessing it or sharing it’s address

              • big pupper
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                12 years ago

                Let’s try reading the articles before discussing them, next time.

              • Chozo
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                12 years ago

                OP claimed it’s his private bookmarks not facing public

                OP is mistaken. Read the email in the screenshot.

          • @darcmage@lemm.ee
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            12 years ago

            If you’re going to store something on someone else’s computer (Google cloud), they have every right to control what is and is not allowed on their systems. Don’t like it? Use encryption, selfhost, etc…

              • sadreality
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                12 years ago

                This person fucks.

                Chad comment although I agree with other person that this is not the worst of Google’s crimes.

      • Zorque
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        12 years ago

        IMO targeting someone you don’t like with antipathy regardless of their actions is a sociopathic move.

      • Otter
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        12 years ago

        Sharing misleading info means people are less likely to believe you on real issues.

        Firefox IS better, Chrome’s meddling IS a problem. We don’t need to make stuff up in favor of that, and clarifying the point isn’t “defending Google”

        • big pupper
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          12 years ago

          Every single comment chain on this thread besides this chain are 100% wrong and operating on misleading information. I fucking hate how up in arms people get when they don’t even have the full picture - even the basics, like having read the fucking article.

      • Chozo
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        DAE GOOGLE BAD???

        I don’t give a fuck if you like Google or not, but spreading misleading FUD is the real underhanded move.

        There are plenty of valid reasons to be critical of Google. This ain’t one.