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If a security firm could blackmail Google, what would that look like?



What could possibly be worth 36 billion? That we don't already know?


This is google. They've got everything. I use google password manager, wallet, biometrics to log into my google smartphone and google authenticator for my 2FA. I use google voice and maps, photos, youtube, search, docs, gmail and gemini for AI.

Imagine if you found an authentication backdoor - a way to impersonate any account and you could start sucking down data. You do it for 5 billion people and charged google $6.40 per person not to put it on Tor.

$32 billion would be a steal.


Do you think you could get away with doing that?


If you have alumni at senior positions internally, it shouldn't be that hard to strike a deal.

Old but relevant - https://scheerpost.com/2022/11/01/revealed-the-former-israel...


For $32 billion?


It's cheaper to, well, you know.




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