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Re: Google's campaign for a free and open internet

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

'Open sans' apparently. http://www.google.com/webfonts/specimen/Open+Sans

Open sans is the body copy, not the hashtag text. My wild guess is something from the Droid/Droid Sans family.

Looks like a custom font based on GarageFonts' Metroflex Narrow: http://www.myfonts.com/fonts/garagefonts/metroflex-narrow/ob...

Re: Google's campaign for a free and open internet

#16
Maybe this is a good campaign maybe not, from the site though there's a huge problem of basically no details, references or data anywhere. How can 3 paragraphs without anything to back it up convince so many people to submit their names for something? Here's a link to one article I quickly found just looking for a perspective on this. http://www.brecorder.com/it-a-computers/206/1260960/

Anyone have others?

Re: Google's campaign for a free and open internet

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post #11

It should have a * at the end of the statement that reads: * As long as Google can track you.

This is good and all, but it is also important to remember they depend on the "open web" so that they will still have a place where they can show their ads. Us spending most of our time in mobile applications is not in their interest as long as it isn't on their mobile platform with their mobile apps that collects data so that the earlier mentioned ads can more efficient.

Re: Google's campaign for a free and open internet

#20
I'm surprised no discussion about the topic arised in comments. Here are a few points:

- What is that close-door meeting called? Who are the participants? How does Google know about this?

- What can Google about it? (besides collecting emails)

- How come collecting lots of emails and location can 'really' help preventing so many governments from doing something? (I don't know any examples, that's why I'm asking)

- Why is Google doing this?

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