Don’t be Evil…? 10.02.
In the B.G. era (Before Google), “Don’t Be Evil” might have been roughly translated as “don’t drink the last of the orange juice and put the empty carton back in the fridge again, Laura”. Or, “don’t scream as loud as you can when you get in past midnight for someone to come and rescue you from the giant slug camping on the kitchen floor”. Or even, “don’t accidentally-on-purpose flick a teatowel at your sister’s leg and act surprised when there’s a massive *crack*-ing sound and huge resulting bruise on her thigh”….type…suggestions.
*cough*
Anyway, despite not being a card carrying member of the ACLU for reasons pertaining to Britishness, I do, however, entirely support their letter campaign to stop Google teaming up with NSA.
Privacy. Politics. Huge interwebz companies holding back the Hoover Dam of data under the guise of NOT BEING EVIL, and did I mention your emails, information, spying and PRIVACY?
Well, I’d love to stay here and chat Orwell rolling in his grave a little more (except, as Geoffrey Nunburg said, If It’s ‘Orwellian’, It’s Probably Not), only there’s a box-set of the Inbetweeners lulling me with its siren song and inappropriateness.
Night!
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