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"But, but... global domination isn't evil!"

OK. You may (or may not - I'm sure you have better things to do with your time) have noticed that this article falls into the category of 'Google Watch', a category that has been sitting under the 'categories' list on the left there for quite some time. I've been meaning to post this blog for a while because I have a dystopic outlook on life, and I can see some worrying trends occurring in front of our eyes that we're all ignoring.

OK. First things, a pet peeve of mine. Google is often stated as having the company motto of "Don't Be Evil". This isn't technically true. The media seem to have paraphrased their original slogan of "You don't have to be evil to make money", and for all I know the company may have adopted the shorter, more PR-friendly version internally by now, but that original one scares teh hell out of me. It's like Ford or General Motors saying "You don't have to drive a gas guzzling, environment destroying car everywhere"... It's true, but it's hardly the concrete foundations of their business principles. And yet we all seem to be watching Google make some startling forays into areas of great concern and sensitivity with our eyes wide shut.

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