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posted by Fnord666 on Monday May 21 2018, @12:42AM   Printer-friendly
from the ex-post-facto dept.

A number of soylentils have written in to let us know that Google is opening up the possibility of being evil by eliminating it from their code of conduct. You've been warned.

"Don't be Evil" Starting to Disappear From Google's Code of Conduct

Google Removes 'Don't Be Evil' Clause From Its Code of Conduct

Google's unofficial motto has long been the simple phrase "don't be evil." But that's over, according to the code of conduct that Google distributes to its employees. The phrase was removed sometime in late April or early May, archives hosted by the Wayback Machine show.

[...] The updated version of Google's code of conduct still retains one reference to the company's unofficial motto—the final line of the document is still: "And remember... don't be evil, and if you see something that you think isn't right – speak up!"

April 21 vs. May 4.

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Google to eliminate the "don't be evil"

According to Gizmodo, Google will remove it's "Don't Be Evil" from its code of conduct.

Google's unofficial motto has long been the simple phrase "don't be evil." But that's over, according to the code of conduct that Google distributes to its employees. The phrase was removed sometime in late April or early May, archives hosted by the Wayback Machine show.

"Don't be evil" has been part of the company's corporate code of conduct since 2000. When Google was reorganized under a new parent company, Alphabet, in 2015, Alphabet assumed a slightly adjusted version of the motto, "do the right thing." However, Google retained its original "don't be evil" language until the past several weeks. The phrase has been deeply incorporated into Google's company culture—so much so that a version of the phrase has served as the wifi password on the shuttles that Google uses to ferry its employees to its Mountain View headquarters, sources told Gizmodo.

Based on TFA, I think I would venture a guess that the new WiFi password is "be evil" ?

Previously I wasn't confused. Google wasn't evil, because they said they weren't evil. And they wouldn't lie because they are not evil. I know they are not evil, because they say so, and they wouldn't lie about it.


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  • (Score: 1) by khallow on Monday May 21 2018, @02:39PM

    by khallow (3766) Subscriber Badge on Monday May 21 2018, @02:39PM (#682193) Journal

    You failed to notice the words "ironically", i see.

    And you failed to provide a reason why we should care about the alleged "failure". I think here the only failure is a failure to communicate.

    I was referring to the people HERE and their ACTUAL behavior and pointed out the (ironic) hypocricy.

    Which is relevant if that hypocrisy exists and irrelevant if it doesn't. If words in themselves were reality, things would look a lot different today.

    I suspect you 're not actually stupid enough to miss that, and as a moderator know full well the bile some people post here.

    That's an awful lot of bullshit to dump just because you added the word "ironically" to a previous post. Don't quit your day job.