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 7/10 Very Good --- feeds.searchenginewatch.com http://feeds.searchenginewatch.com/sewblog
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Wednesday, May 21, 2008 --- 65 days ago http://feeds.searchenginewatch.com/~r/sewblog/~3/295159887/080521-121300
 A top story from Ars Technica was making the rounds through Digg and Reddit yesterday, bashing Google for being a " little evil ." The charge is based on an unusual case, where Google helped Indian police nab Rahul Krishnakumar Vaid, an IT professional living near New Delhi, for posting disparaging messages about Sonia Gandhi on an Orkut group. Vaid was charged under section 292 of Indian Penal Code and section 67 of the Information Technology Act , for posting disparaging, "vulgar" content about Gandhi in a group entitled "I Hate Sonia Gandhi." The creator of the group, interestingly, was not charged.
While the law may be outrageous in its limitation of free speech (my opinion), Google's response to it was far from. And it certainly wasn't evil. If Google wants to operate in India, their local branch must follow local laws . And while everyone seems to claim that Google's actions in this case, and in the infamous case of Chinese censorship , violated their motto of "Don't Be Evil," it seems that very few people actually read Google's explanation of their de facto motto. According to Google's Code of Conduct , "'Don't be evil' is...about doing the right thing more generally – following the law." Google can choose not to operate in certain marketplaces where the feel that following the local laws would clash with the other principles of "Don't Be Evil," like "acting honorably and treating each other with respect," bu ... |
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