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QuinnyPig on April 20, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: Google plans ad-blocking feature in Chrome browser

I can't shake the feeling that virtually every product decision at Google is made by an engineer.

sqeaky on April 21, 2017 | [–]

Is that bad? Or is it just different that what we are used to?

QuinnyPig on April 22, 2017 | | [–]

It's potentially idiotic in a context where there are non-engineering concerns at play, such as compliance, law, marketing, PR, etc. It exposes them to massive potential liability.

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