Comment by staticassertion
4 years ago
Yes, if you don't trust Google don't use a key from Google. Is that what you're trying to say? If your threat model is Google don't buy your key from Google. Do I think that's probably a stupid waste of thought? Yes, I do. But it's totally legitimate if that's your threat model.
"But it's totally legitimate if that's your threat model."
Not mine. I have no plans to purchase a security key from Google. I have no threat model.
Nothing in the comment you replied to mentioned "trust" but since you raised the issue I did a search. It seems there are actually people commenting online who claim they do not trust Google; this has been going on for years. Can you believe it. Their CEO has called it out multiple times.^1 "[S]tupid waste of thought", as you call it. (That's not what I would call it.) It's everywhere.^2 The message to support.google and the response are quite entertaining.
1. For example, https://web.archive.org/web/20160601234401/http://allthingsd...
2.
https://support.google.com/googlenest/thread/14123369/what-i...
https://www.inc.com/jason-aten/google-is-absolutely-listenin...
https://www.consumerwatchdog.org/blog/people-dont-trust-goog...
https://www.wnd.com/2015/03/i-dont-trust-google-nor-should-y...
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/jan/03/google-ex...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/kateoflahertyuk/2018/10/10/this...