Stuck in Google’s Doghouse


	Stuck in Google’s Doghouse

tmarch

9-28-2008 8:59 PM

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tmarch says:

An example of "evil?" When search and profiles are determined by algorithms, we have openness. What happens when decisions are made by Google execs?

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