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Verizon Launches New Private Search Engine In Hopes You've Forgotten Its Terrible Track Record On Privacy Techdirt
https://nu.federati.net/url/258294
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>Undaunted, Verizon's back again with a new effort nobody asked for. The company this week launched a new privacy-centric browser it's calling OneSearch. According to a Verizon press release, this is all just part of Verizon's "commitment to transparency and privacy," and a reflection of the way the company has led the industry on privacy "for decades":
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>> "In support of our commitment to trust and transparency, we are excited to launch OneSearch, an innovative new online search experience built for privacy-minded searchers...This is in line with our strong commitment to lead the industry over the last couple decades,” added Albers. “We are excited to evolve further, along with our partners and users, delivering a brand-new, privacy-minded experience for the search ecosystem."
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Private? LMAO
- LinuxWalt (@lnxw48a1) {3EB165E0-5BB1-45D2-9E7D-93B31821F864} repeated this.
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@geniusmusing “The effort distracted the company from upgrading or repairing much of its fixed-line broadband footprint, since investing in networks isn't profitable enough, quickly enough, for many on Wall Street.”
LOL. They stopped investing in their network around the time that NYC got hit by a big storm. I remember reading that #Verizon told people whose telephones and Internet service stopped working to get #VZW cellphones and hotspots instead. They sold off their wireline networks in several states (including California, where things have improved quite a bit with Frontier after a shaky switchover). I’m pretty sure they aren’t expanding their FiOS fiber Internet network except in a very limited set of locations.