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Google‘s ’Totalitarian’ Methods Should Worry You
The Blaze ^ | May 10th | Emily Esfahani Smith

Posted on 05/11/2011 7:30:47 AM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing

Google Inc.’s “Don’t Be Evil” slogan is seductive but misleading. It is the lowest business ethics standard ever devised, excusing everything Google does short of evil. Google isn’t evil – but neither is it ethical.

While perceptions of the world’s erstwhile No. 1 brand remain exceptionally strong, Google’s ethical blind spots regarding privacy and property rights are beginning to erode the public’s trust and eventually could threaten the company’s market domination. Anyone who follows Google closely knows that the company is a serial scandal machine. One of the world’s most powerful companies, with its vainglorious mission to “organize the world’s information,” has proved itself to be unethical, shockingly political and untrustworthy.

Cleland gives some examples of how Google has violated privacy rights:

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KEYWORDS: censorship; dontbeevil; google; privacy; progressivism; spying; totalitarianism
People have to start understanding this:

To a progressive, totalitarianism is not 'evil'. You and I are just too stupid to get it.

1 posted on 05/11/2011 7:30:54 AM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing
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To: Halfmanhalfamazing

I’m a “Binger” now.


2 posted on 05/11/2011 7:32:53 AM PDT by cripplecreek (Remember the River Raisin! (look it up))
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To: Halfmanhalfamazing

I have google search, however, it is attached to my firefox. It states “Mozilla Firefox Start Page”.

Seems I can’t remove it without removing Firefox. Any suggestions?? (total computer a$$ here)! =)


3 posted on 05/11/2011 7:51:50 AM PDT by NoGrayZone ("Islamophobia: The irrational fear of being beheaded.")
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4 posted on 05/11/2011 8:00:34 AM PDT by paulycy (Islamo-Marxism is Evil.)
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To: Halfmanhalfamazing

Ixquick


5 posted on 05/11/2011 8:05:32 AM PDT by RatRipper (I'll ride a turtle to work every day before I buy anything from Government Motors.)
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To: NoGrayZone

Change your homepage.

For me,(I also use firefox) changing my homepage is under Edit.

Edit > Preferences > General tab


6 posted on 05/11/2011 8:05:32 AM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing ( Net Neutrality - What's the biggest threat to the leftist media's old order?)
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To: NoGrayZone

Actually, there’s an easier way to change your home page.

http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/How%20to%20set%20the%20home%20page


7 posted on 05/11/2011 8:09:21 AM PDT by Halfmanhalfamazing ( Net Neutrality - What's the biggest threat to the leftist media's old order?)
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To: NoGrayZone

Like what halfman posted. I prefer Bing because those homepage pictures are really relaxing to look at.


8 posted on 05/11/2011 8:17:46 AM PDT by max americana (.)
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