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by dodobirdlord 2414 days ago
In the wake of discovery of attacks by China[0] and the NSA[1] Google has adopted a nation-state actor threat model and a siege mentality around data access and encryption.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Aurora

[1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/nsa-i...

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Any idea if that siege mentality is part of the reason for sunsetting its social projects?