[foerbert]

I might be inclined to agree somewhat, except for the situation described in the article.

It's one thing if somebody raised internal concerns about possible misconceptions and it was ultimately decided that it wasn't likely.

It's another issue when those concerns are important enough to reach the CEO of Google-sized company, and that CEO then decides not to do anything lest they attract any attention. This is particularly true when dealing with something like a privacy mode.