Question:
Do you think Google will ever be EVIL?
2010-03-23 22:17:41 UTC
So Google's mantra is 'Don't Be Evil' and I think this is a good mantra to have if you follow it, and Google seems to follow it for the most part, but I wonder how long that will last. If you are reading this then I would be willing to bet that you use Google, which means that Google knows a lot about you and uses that information to market to you personally. Google has many great applications, such as Gmail, Google Apps, Blogger, etc. However, Google is first and foremost an advertising company. Most of the applications Google provides are integrated with advertisements. Google is making billions with this business model. While the cash is pouring in, it is easy to do the right thing, there is no reason for Google to take a chance doing something stupid or risky with the information they have. How long though will this last? What happens when Google falls on hard times? It may not happen soon, but someday it will happen, be it five, ten, twenty years in the future. Eventually, it happens to all big companies. So what happens then? What will Google do with our information? Do you think we can trust Google knowing so much about us?

Do you think Google will ever be EVIL?
Five answers:
2010-03-23 22:30:28 UTC
Actually, when it comes to google, they don't use overbearing advertisements. And when it comes to advertisements on their apps, I've noticed little to none. I use google wave, google talk, google groups, the list could go on. And most of their advertisements on the applications are advertisements about other google products (which is neat in my opinion)



When you're asking if google will turn "evil", do you mean like sell all of our information to telemarketers or the government? No, probably not. They're a very large company with millions of people's trust worldwide. When you look at it that way, they will try hard not to screw up with our information and let it loose. Also, Google isn't run by idiots. They're not going to take our information and **** us with it, that's why they're still around.



So no, I don't think google is evil per say, they do have some negative things about them, although the pros outweigh the cons (in my opinion at least). For example, if you were to write a piece of work and save it in your google documents to show others, google could take that writing and take 'ownership' over it. That's the only *problem* I have with google, but if you're doing something simple as sending a document to fellow co-workers that is copyrighted already, then you don't have problems. Also, I'm not going to say that google does this every time, or that they have even done it yet. But if you're putting an article onto their servers, why can't they claim it as their own?



That's 1 con out of a thousand pros for google, so no, I don't think they will ever turn evil.



Hope this helps.
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2010-03-23 22:26:25 UTC
I feel kind of mixed about the whole thing to be honest. When it comes down to it the main thing most people dislike about google is the main reason why we like them. They collect a bunch of data (personal information included) and use that to make better products. With this mass amount of data we the people benefit. We get more efficient searches resulting in less wasted time resulting in increased productivity of our so called daily life's. I don't think the normal joe shmoe thinks about this when hes pushing the keys into a google search. But in the end joe shmoe is happy that his search brought up the correct link to the information he was looking for on the first page, or that he found the best price in his local area right away.



Someone collecting a bunch of my personal information sounds weird. Because it is. But in the end it results in all of us having a better "experience". So if Google wants to know how many times i search the word "popcorn" I'm okay with that. I just wish i thought of it fist =).
2010-03-23 22:21:27 UTC
Im sure if you were the Chinese government, Google would appear to be evil.





It's all just a matter of perspective, right?
2010-03-23 22:28:06 UTC
Google won't be evil
BridgetTrigger
2010-03-23 22:19:01 UTC
Google will never be evil.


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