Google Rules the Lobbying Roost in D.C.

We all know that Google is powerful–but a new Politico story goes into a bit more detail about how powerful. As for the why behind the company’s new D.C. office, located “within walking distance of Capitol Hill”:

“The company has hired an army of lobbyists from coast to coast as it seeks to protect its self-driving cars, computer-mounted glasses and other emerging technologies from new rules and restrictions”

It’s not all Washington for Google, though: the company’s aim is to use congressmen and other representatives to help fight various regulations in locales around the country.

One of the company’s spokespeople tells Politico:

“Technology issues are a big part of current policy discussions…It’s important to be part of those discussions and to help policymakers understand new technologies.”

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