Letters

Be careful of ‘quack cures’ on Google

I’d like to add a note of caution to Peter Setter’s enthusiasm for searching Google for help researching medical conditions (Letters, Issue 602). The problem is quite simple: there are a lot of quack cures out there ranging from those who are sincere but wrong to those who just want to con other people.

I’ve been impressed by how defiantly Google and other tech firms have clamped down on Covid misinformation since the pandemic struck. They’ve stuck to it despite what I’d call bullying from conspiracy theorists. I’m hoping this new zero-tolerance policy will be applied to other forms of pseudo-medicine, like homeopathy. For example, asking Google ‘Does homeopathy work?’ should result in a big, bold ‘No’ as the first result.

Alan Denver

Boo to Google’s music restrictions

Regarding Google ‘scaring’ people into paying for photo storage, it seems that the company has decided to boost its financial position during a global pandemic.

I say this as an owner of Google Home