Google Fortunetelling wants to make you think about your future
Weekly Daily Updates We all get curious about our futures from time to time, it's natural. Some clever person has played on this and launched Google Fortunetelling . But there's a catch – as much as Google probably could hazard a guess at our futures, this site is a fake. However, it's an imposter worth taking notice of. It's designed to highlight the plight of refugees, triggered by the current migrant crisis in Europe. The URL (beta.google.com) is registered to the Netherlands and Chrome is flagging it as malicious for some users, probably down to the copyright issues of using Google's name and new logo. Google doesn't appear to be taking any legal action publicly just yet though; the company has itself been actively fundraising to combat the crisis. When you open the site, it invites you to ask a question about your future, but when you start typing, it autofills to "where can I find a safe place?Read full article from Google Fortunetelling wants to make you think about your future
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