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Google Cloud Networking outage impacting Discord and many other services

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  1. ali
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    Crazy to think that due to the nature of cloud computing, people in places separated by an ocean are having the same problem, but people on the other side of each continent apparently do not

    Crazy to think that due to the nature of cloud computing, people in places separated by an ocean are having the same problem, but people on the other side of each continent apparently do not

    7 votes
  2. [2]
    Deimos
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    It's Google Cloud's networking in general, impacting a huge amount of things hosted on Google Cloud (Steam, Gmail and other Google services, Snapchat, etc.):...

    It's Google Cloud's networking in general, impacting a huge amount of things hosted on Google Cloud (Steam, Gmail and other Google services, Snapchat, etc.): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20077421

    7 votes
    1. cfabbro
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      Oh damn, you're right. Rocket League's grouping system is broken too. My day is now officially ruined! Google plx hurry n fix!!! :P p.s. Thanks for changing the title... feel free to change the...

      Oh damn, you're right. Rocket League's grouping system is broken too. My day is now officially ruined! Google plx hurry n fix!!! :P

      p.s. Thanks for changing the title... feel free to change the link too if there is something better. This was just the first one I noticed.

      2 votes
  3. [8]
    Nep
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    Discord uses Google Cloud? That's kinda bad for privacy.

    Discord uses Google Cloud? That's kinda bad for privacy.

    1 vote
    1. [7]
      Adys
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      … no? Why would it be? Just because it's Google doesn't mean Google is scanning the data in it or something. Cloud services like AWS, Azure and GCP are incredibly serious about privacy and security.

      … no? Why would it be?

      Just because it's Google doesn't mean Google is scanning the data in it or something. Cloud services like AWS, Azure and GCP are incredibly serious about privacy and security.

      9 votes
      1. [6]
        Nep
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        Google is horrible when it comes to privacy.

        Google is horrible when it comes to privacy.

        1. cfabbro
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          Not on the Enterprise end of the business they aren't. No Corporation in their right mind would use Google Cloud if they were insecure or accessed client information without their consent.

          Not on the Enterprise end of the business they aren't. No Corporation in their right mind would use Google Cloud if they were insecure or accessed client information without their consent.

          1 vote
        2. [2]
          stu2b50
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          Google selling your data to advertisers is a far cry from illegally scanning their corporate customers encrypted data on one of their big bread earners. Especially in a field where AWS and Azure...

          Google selling your data to advertisers is a far cry from illegally scanning their corporate customers encrypted data on one of their big bread earners. Especially in a field where AWS and Azure compete fiercely for customers.

          If they somehow did do that, and if was leaked, it wouldn't end with a news article + twitter outrage for a day.

          1 vote
          1. Wes
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            Point of clarification: Google does not sell your data to advertisers. Google is an advertiser, and they use your data to improve ad targeting. Your data is never made available to third parties.

            Point of clarification: Google does not sell your data to advertisers. Google is an advertiser, and they use your data to improve ad targeting. Your data is never made available to third parties.

            2 votes
        3. TheJorro
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          Cloud storage is a whole other world than consumer-level products. Look at this list of compliances. These are some serious certifications, things like HIPAA are a very big deal that no company...

          Cloud storage is a whole other world than consumer-level products. Look at this list of compliances. These are some serious certifications, things like HIPAA are a very big deal that no company would want to mess with.

          1 vote
        4. Adys
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          This is a very naïve view of how google operates. Google Cloud is not the same business as Google's B2C products.

          This is a very naïve view of how google operates. Google Cloud is not the same business as Google's B2C products.

          1 vote