I don&#x27;t understand. Is Cringley really so clueless that he believes these calls are <i>actually</i> from Google?<p>Of course not, he&#x27;s an adult human who lives in the U.S., speaks English, and has a telephone. He&#x27;s been around this block before.<p>So what axe is he grinding by posting this silly faux rant? He doesn&#x27;t like Google. Ok, many reasonable people don&#x27;t.<p>But he might as well be on Google&#x27;s PR payroll for this one -- anyone who can fog a mirror will dismiss these shrill accusations and disregard the accuser, which imparts some credibility to the accused.<p>So, wtf?