Top Searches Google Should Suppress
I am opposed to censorship, but I also support privacy rights. Google’s massive database of anything and everything coupled with powerful search technologies have utterly destroyed privacy as we once knew it. An entire community of Google-Enabled hacking and mayhem has arisen around the search giant, including the popular johnny.ihackstuff.com . Below, I have compiled a list of the top 8 searches that Google should suppress to protect privacy of millions of people across the internet. I am sure some people will be upset by the information below. I haven’t let the cat out of the bag, this information has been available for nefarious characters for years, it just really has not been talked about enough. So, in no meaningful order, here we go… 1....
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