Valuy@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agoGoogle requests permission to release 32m mosquitoes in California and Floridawww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square36linkfedilinkarrow-up1148arrow-down12
arrow-up1146arrow-down1external-linkGoogle requests permission to release 32m mosquitoes in California and Floridawww.theguardian.comValuy@lemmy.zip to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 29 days agomessage-square36linkfedilink
minus-squareFredselfish@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up18arrow-down2·29 days agoWe sure? Do we want to trust Google with this? Why is Google involved at all. Feel a conspiracy with this.
minus-squarethanksforallthefish@literature.cafelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down2·29 days agoCynicism about anything evil corp does is well founded, but this has actually has a solid basis. I assume they do it for reputation-washing -> look at this one good thing we do and ignore all the other evil stuff
minus-squareedible_funk@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·27 days agoI do not trust Google with this. If there’s any way this could ever be possibly weaponized it will be. Best case scenario it’s another wildly successful google product that they straight up abandon for no reason after like 3 years.
We sure? Do we want to trust Google with this? Why is Google involved at all. Feel a conspiracy with this.
Cynicism about anything evil corp does is well founded, but this has actually has a solid basis.
I assume they do it for reputation-washing -> look at this one good thing we do and ignore all the other evil stuff
I do not trust Google with this. If there’s any way this could ever be possibly weaponized it will be. Best case scenario it’s another wildly successful google product that they straight up abandon for no reason after like 3 years.