Google tool misused to scrub tech CEO’s shady past from search

a year ago by floofloof to c/technology

Google has fixed the bug, which it says affected only “a tiny fraction of websites.”…
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redsunrise 47 points a year ago

This is the first time they've been caught. It would be naive to think this is the only time this has happened. No doubt they've scrubbed data of bad actors on their side many times without anyone knowing.

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