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Google's involvement should always raise concerns but I guess it's good Mozilla is trying to improve stuff.
this is from the google research team, they contribute a LOT to many foss projects. Google is not a monolith, each team is made of often very different folk, who have very different goals
As long as their goals suite the company, sure. The endgame of Google is very clear and it doesn't include a free and open web.
they are making it seem just free and open enough to avoid regulation