While US companies have no obligation to act in the interest of human rights, it would be nice if they, nonetheless, felt compelled to do so. Google claims "do

While US companies have no obligation to act in the interest of human rights, it would be nice if they, nonetheless, felt compelled to do so. Google claims "don't be evil" - this should extend to using information to help, not hurt, the oppressed people of the world. Yahoo makes no such claim, but the beneficiaries of a free nation have a moral obligation not to choose short-term profits over the lives of those unlucky enough to be born into nations that have no such freedom.