On Tue, 2008-11-18 at 11:38 -0600, Sean Burns wrote: > On Tue, Nov 18, 2008 at 08:50:48AM -0600, Theresa Kehoe wrote: > > Did you read the article as well as the digg comments? In particular, > > this paragraph: > > Yeah I read that article. It's asking questions. And they're > fine questions. They should be asked. Especially if they did see > that AdWords link, which they didn't provide a snapshot of. > > I'm just thinking your really, really inclined to think Google is > evil. Maybe they are, but before I cast judgment, I need better > evidence.
Their motto is "Do no evil", yes? Accepting money to provide links to malware, whether they did it deliberately or whether they got taken advantage of, is still what I would call "doing evil". "I didn't do it on purpose" doesn't eliminate the harm caused as a result. You're inclined to give them the benefit of the doubt until they prove otherwise to your satisfaction. The way I see it, they are a for-profit advertising company. I trust their motives ... their motives to maximize shareholder value. That is their duty as a for-profit corporation. I trust them to act responsibly and ethically regarding the untold mountains of information they are collecting on the human race exactly as far as it benefits them, and no further. But that's OK -- the best thing about this list is reading different viewpoints, and learning from them! I know I learn a lot from you. Theresa --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Central West End Linux Users Group (via Google Groups) Main page: http://www.cwelug.org To post: [email protected] To subscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe: [EMAIL PROTECTED] More options: http://groups.google.com/group/cwelug -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
