On Google, a Political Mystery That's All Numbers

274 views · Published 5 November 2012 · 2:46 · Indexed 17 October 2026

Channel: The Wall Street Journal · 2012 · Science & Technology

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Google's quest to guess what we want before we want it has produced an unusual side effect: a disparity in the results the company presents about the presidential candidates. Julia Angwin has details on Lunch Break. Photo: Google. 
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