If this doesn't get taken advantage of by google, this would be awesome.
I bet if a random open source project of the same kind were released, it would probably be pointed at as a reason why Google is evil ('see there are good alternatives!'). But because Google is doing it, people are (rightly) wary and (definitely not rightly) calling it evil without doing research.
> But because Google is doing it, people are (rightly) wary and (definitely not rightly) calling it evil without doing research.
That's what happens when no one trusts you. It's human nature, and logical arguments aren't going to change that.
If anything, it's a good thing for society if Google burns despite trying to do something genuinely good (not that FLoC is good), because it shows others that there are real consequences to betraying the trust of your customers.
We lose one untrustworthy company today, and gain many trustworthy companies in the future. That's a net positive for society!
I bet if a random open source project of the same kind were released, it would probably be pointed at as a reason why Google is evil ('see there are good alternatives!'). But because Google is doing it, people are (rightly) wary and (definitely not rightly) calling it evil without doing research.