Google Turns Today’s Biggest Privacy Issue Into Weird Playmobil Video
Google wants you to know exactly how it deals with U.S. government requests for user data. That’s good! But the company wants to explain it to you with stop-motion wooden toys, like you’re some kind of three year old. That’s . . . weird.
This odd little video showed up on Google’s Take Action page, which asks you to sign a petition for a free and open web. Again, that’s a good thing—we like our net neutrality. But this is the most pressing privacy issue of our era, something that affects everyone who clicks or finger-swipes his or her way onto the web. Explaining it with Rankin/Bass holiday special-style animation just gives the impression Google isn’t taking this seriously. Or, for the conspiracy-minded, that the company doesn’t want you to take it seriously. Aww, look at the cow!
Yes I could of done without the cow or the poor animation, however I heard something this weekend that scared the be-jeezes out of me. Seem the NSA can access your computer camera and home security cameras. What next, sneaky camera shots of you or someone sitting on the throne? Really this is getting out of hand.
I found the video very childish in nature too. And while I could have done quite well with a ” normal, adult” version I remembered all the times I have tried to explain what should have been the simplest of things to explain and no matter how hard I’ve tried to get it through to them … they still didn’t get it. I imagine the same might very well be true with something as simple as this video. Not tooting Google’s horn by any means …. Just saying.