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I think we have reached the point where Google should be regulated as a utility. A utility can just shut down your services at will.
Yeah... I am not a huge fan of regulation, but speaking as someone who has a shit ton of stuff on Google ( which I am now backing up!!!) This is not cool and they have become, almost like a utility! There must be some rules.
The problem is avoiding regulatory capture. If you want to campaign to make them a public utility, take strong steps to prevent that from happening.
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Time to declare Google a utility (Score:5, Insightful)
I think we have reached the point where Google should be regulated as a utility. A utility can just shut down your services at will.
Re: (Score:5, Insightful)
Yeah... I am not a huge fan of regulation, but speaking as someone who has a shit ton of stuff on Google ( which I am now backing up!!!) This is not cool and they have become, almost like a utility! There must be some rules.
Re:Time to declare Google a utility (Score:3)
The problem is avoiding regulatory capture. If you want to campaign to make them a public utility, take strong steps to prevent that from happening.