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Is Google 'Do No Evil' dead?
by sys_64738 6y ago
Is Google 'Do No Evil' dead?
- corytheboyd 6y agoHasn’t quite a lot of time passed since they gave up on that motto? I’m not upset about the content of the “article”, I hope it wasn’t a secret to anyone that Google, the owner of the worlds largest web advertising platform, has been collecting data from users this whole time.
- sp332 6y agoYes, officially almost three years ago. https://gizmodo.com/google-removes-nearly-all-mentions-of-dont-be-evil-from-1826153393 https://gizmodo.com/google-removes-nearly-all-mentions-of-do...
- Crash0v3rid3 6y agoWhat a terrible article. Look at what the last paragraph says despite the title: The updated version of Google’s code of conduct still retains one reference to the company’s unofficial motto—the final line of the document is still: “And remember… don’t be evil, and if you see something that you think isn’t right – speak up!”
- BalinKing 6y agoI feel terribly misled—for several years now, I thought they removed "don't be evil" entirely (apparently, courtesy of overhyped news headlines and whatnot). Obviously it doesn't matter much in the grand scheme of things (I don't suddenly trust Google a whole lot more), but it feels bad to have both believed and passed on misinformation. (And, yeah, it's also my fault for not having checked primary sources at the time.)
- sp332 6y agoI just searched around and picked one near the top of the results. Lots of similar reporting at the time.
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- SquareWheel 6y ago"Removes nearly all mention..." AKA: they moved the line from the opening statement to the closing statement.
- gerash 6y agoI always find it funny that some think we have this company that at some point decides to go rogue but because they had a "do no evil" in their motto they couldn't proceed. So they decide to remove it to unblock themselves. That is nothing short of a cartoon movie villain.