TOBY SHAPSHAK: How Google got the world hooked
The company’s method of using the data of internet users has been exposed in US court hearings
12 October 2023 - 05:00
Only “illicit businesses (cigarettes or drugs) ... could rival these economics”, said Google vice-president for finance Michael Roszak in one of the notes that the search giant fought to keep from being made public.
Roszak started the July 2017 note with: “Search advertising is one of the world’s greatest business models ever created.” He added: “We are fortunate to have an amazing business”...
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