Posted on 08/16/2016 1:22:02 PM PDT by BenLurkin
One of the things that make Google so powerful is that the sheer amount of data the search engine gathers allows us to explore what people as a whole are interested in.
Now the company is using all that data to make it easier for Americans to vote.
Google says it will provide what it calls an "in-depth" search result when users look for information on how to cast a ballot — a search that's seen triple-digit growth in contested states such as Arizona since the last presidential election. The new search function can tell you the registration deadlines and exactly what you need to bring to the polls. The information, which is tailored to the state you live in, will also explain how to register to vote.
Google gives in-depth results when it has the exact answer to a question. The company has increasingly been using these to supply information directly, as opposed to presenting users with links to sources that may have the right information.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
What could possibly go wrong....?
Gee google wants to help? Yeah of course they do. Help us right into Marxism or the caliphate.
google is in the bag for hildabeast is the main thing.
Then there’s that little bit about Google wanting to rule the world......
“I don’t need no ‘Doctor’!”
Now I’m going to have that tune in my head....
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