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> Similarly, there are lots of reasons why improving the security of google is a good thing _even if_ you think google itself is evil. Especially when you cons
by Morgawr 4y ago
> Similarly, there are lots of reasons why improving the security of google is a good thing _even if_ you think google itself is evil.
Especially when you consider the fact that a lot of stuff that Google security researchers do directly affects and influences (for the better, I'd say) the current industry too. See: Project Zero team, etc.
Disclaimer: I work at Google. Opinions are my own, etc etc
- hulitu 4y ago> a lot of stuff that Google security researchers do directly affects and influences (for the better, I'd say) the current industry too. See: Project Zero team, etc. Yeah, and a lot of stuff that Google security researchers do directly affects and influences (for the worse, I'd say) the current (and future) users.
- saagarjha 4y agoPerhaps. Security teams in general (including the ones at Google) are in the business of compromises. Sometimes they end up making the wrong ones. Many of the people I know who are at Google joined, at least in part, to be in a position to help the company do better. Disclaimer: I work on security there.