This is subterfuge. I don't think this is okay. Google is not the government. The government is your servant; Google is not. Nor is Google I/O a public forum;

This is subterfuge. I don't think this is okay. Google is not the government. The government is your servant; Google is not. Nor is Google I/O a public forum; it is a private forum, the codes of conduct being decided by its tenants. If you don't agree with the rules, don't agree with the rules.