On 05/04/2015 14:13, Mike Godwin wrote:
Lilburne writes:
"> My friends and colleagues at EFF, Access Now, and elsewhere -- as well
as individual scholars and commentators like Marvin Ammori -- know me,
"Those will all be Google shills correct?"
Incorrect. My work, and EFF's work, to take two example, predate Google's involvement in public policy by 15 years.
Really! Seems that the EFF et al have been shilling for tech corporations at the expense of consumers for about 15 years or so. The others from the day before they formed.
I understand that for "keyboard cowboys" it may be hard to understand that mere agreement with a corporation some of the time does not equal being a "shill" and does not entail agreeing with a corporation all the time. But those of us who actually do activism and public policy work know who we are and why we do it.
Its not a case of 'sometimes' its nigh on all the time. You'd be more accurate to list the dozen or so times in the last 15 years when the EFF hasn't played drum major to corporate tech, beating out a voodoo rhythm to entrance the unwary.
In those contexts, I've never heard of you before. Tell us more about your activism and public-policy work!
Well one thing I don't need to go about name dropping to justify my words.