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Googling Obama

Posted by Raven on January 26th, 2009

Google has always been a liberal supporting company; this is not news. What is new, is Obama’s status.

Google’s executives and employees overwhelmingly supported Obama’s candidacy, contributing more money than all but three companies or universities. And only DreamWorks employees gave more toward inauguration festivities.

Google Chief Executive Eric Schmidt campaigned for Obama and was one of four Googlers on his transition team. He is now as likely as any corporate chieftain to get his calls to the White House returned.
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Symbolizing its new stature, the company co-hosted a glitzy Inauguration Day party here. The event was studded with celebrities, including Ben Affleck, Jessica Alba and Glenn Close. Though Obama did not make an appearance, the event drew influential political figures such as Obama transition chief John Podesta and Sens. Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) and John F. Kerry (D-Mass.).

Ugh…what a boring party THAT must have been. John Kerry???? YAWN…

Obama’s campaign and administration have already embraced Google products. Video of his weekly address is available on YouTube. During the shift from the transition office to the White House, Obama’s press office staff created free e-mail accounts on Gmail until their government accounts were activated.

Oh yay. I gotta find me another email service.

So is Google trying to take over the world? And, more importantly, can IT with Obama in charge?

Google is to launch a service that would enable users to access their personal computer from any internet connection, according to industry reports. But campaigners warn that it would give the online behemoth unprecedented control over individuals’ personal data.

The Google Drive, or “GDrive”, could kill off the desktop computer, which relies on a powerful hard drive. Instead a user’s personal files and operating system could be stored on Google’s own servers and accessed via the internet.

Sounds kind of cool, BUT….

It is this prospect that alarms critics of Google’s ambitions. Peter Brown, executive director of the Free Software Foundation, a charity defending computer users’ liberties, did not dispute the convenience offered, but said: “It’s a little bit like saying, ‘we’re in a dictatorship, the trains are running on time.’ But does it matter to you that someone can see everything on your computer? Does it matter that Google can be subpoenaed at any time to hand over all your data to the American government?”

What would bother me is Google’s fondling relationship with the OMan. What if Barry demanded all the records- g-email, picassa- photos- of blogsnotters on the right? Surely Google would comply, to please teh man, right? I dunno. Seriously with Obama’s agenda, nothing would shock me. Tell me I’m a little paranoid.

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One Response to “Googling Obama”

civil truth Says:
January 27th, 2009 at 4:57 pm
As the old saying goes: just because you’re paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get you.

This is just another warning for us to keep our eyes open as to what we’re surrendering in terms of privacy in return for the convenience and efficiencies of electronic transactions.

We just need to remember that we shouldn’t put anything out there that we aren’t willing for the whole world to see and/or to use against us.

The rest is out of our hands.