107 Google’s true origin partly lies in CIA and NSA research grants for mass surveillance (qz.com) 🔍 Notable posted 1 year ago by mmtwo 1 year ago by mmtwo +107 / -0 Google’s true origin partly lies in CIA and NSA research grants for mass surveillance The story of the deliberate creation of the modern mass-surveillance state includes elements of Google’s surprising, and largely unknown, origin. It is a somewhat different creation story than the one the public has heard, and explains what Google cofounde... 12 comments share 12 comments share save hide report block hide replies
I vaguely remember when Google first came on the scene. I think I was using alta vista as my preferred search engine at the time. Dogpile was also a favorite. When goog became "the" search engine I was surprised at how quickly that happened.