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Much of the US/UK legal system is based on common-law rules that are several hundred years old. In some cases those old laws have been codified, in some cases not, but either way t…

It's unfriendly to developers and power users, but very friendly to the other 99.999% of users. I used to work for Google, on Android security, and it's an ongoing philosophical de…

>> Note that you are trusting this app with your private key. On Android, the Kryptonite code uses the AndroidKeyStore to store the private key, which means that the app does not h…

(Googler here) It's a platform feature, so it's open source, but there's always a delay between the announcement and the time the code hits the public repositories. It'll be there …

I find it useful to keep in mind the notion that all knowledge is gained by a process of guesswork and criticism. When you listen to my voice or read my words, you must guess at wh…

(Googler here) You're not wrong, but I think you overstate the case. I wouldn't say employees are encouraged to publicly trash the company's products. Not at all. But the company d…

> here we have a handful of _startups_ that confess there's isn't enough work to keep everyone in the nimble team up on toes for even forty hours a week I don't think they said any…

I like a $20 bill more than a $10 bill. Is that an emotional reaction? No, it's an objective value judgement based on the fact that the former is more useful (roughly twice as usef…

Apple makes all of its devices and therefore controls them. Google can't dictate to Samsung, HTC, LG, etc. Google has updated the in-support Nexus devices. The Galaxy Nexus is some…

Correct. At present the only solution for pre-4.4 devices is to avoid using WebView to display untrusted content. If you're an app developer using WebView you should make sure it's…

Google could invest the resources to create patches. What Google can't do is get those patches delivered to end-user devices. Given the fact that if Google provided patches they'd …

The problem isn't the change. History has shown time and again that we can deal with that. The problem is the rate of change. The industrial revolution took generations to really c…

I've read that Google's position on liability is that it should be on the maker of the autonomous car, which makes perfect sense to me. Traffic accidents (including with pedestrian…

The Android security lead has posted a statement on this issue, explaining what is and is not being done, and why: https://plus.google.com/u/0/+AdrianLudwig/posts/1md7ruEwBLF

Chromoting is more common now. Same idea, though. (I'm a Googler)

Think about it. You're tired of your job and interested in making a change. It's, say, August. You know that if you wait until the end of January you'll get your annual cash bonus,…

Sorry, you're badly confused about a lot of things, but it's not worth the effort to me to educate you. I'll just let you have the last word.

Inflation doesn't decrease your purchasing power unless you're living on a fixed, non inflation-adjusted income, or from a limited pool of wealth which you keep in cash. If you're …

No need to take his word for it. If you look at the Austrian school theories you'll see that those things aren't accounted for. Another crucial element that isn't considered is vel…

No noise from neighbors? No neighbors at all!

I doubt it. We're very flexible omnivores, and have acquired the capability to create supplements for whatever specific nutrients we lack. The impact would be to the variety and ta…

I interviewed in late 2010 and was hired in early 2011. I had a great experience. Other than the long delay between interview and offer, of course. It may be relevant that I didn't…

None that Google can update.