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Google AR/VR software lead quits, heavily criticizes company on way out
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this post was submitted on 10 Jul 2023
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originally, google's primary purpose wasn't harvesting your data-- it was search and ads. then there was email. then some other stuff would come and go, and they started hoarding personal data because it made their ads better and their search better. eventually, it became the prevalent underlayer of all of their business, but that's been over the course of over 20 years.
but it didn't start that way.
well, yeah, lol. google and the world existed before 2008, you know...
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