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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

takyon writes:

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"

DannyB writes:

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.

Original Submission #1  Original Submission #2 

1. "takyon" - https://soylentnews.org/~takyon/
2. "Google Removes 'Don't Be Evil' Clause From Its Code of Conduct" - https://gizmodo.com/google-removes-nearly-all-mentions-of-dont-be-evil-from-1826153393
3. "April 21" - https://web.archive.org/web/20180421105327/https://abc.xyz/investor/other/google-code-of-conduct.html
4. "May 4" - https://web.archive.org/web/20180504211806/https://abc.xyz/investor/other/google-code-of-conduct.html
5. "Google vs Maven" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/03/09/0731235
6. "Google Employees on Pentagon AI Algorithms: "Google Should Not be in the Business of War"" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/04/05/0053247
7. "Google Duplex: an AI that Can Make Phone Calls on Your Behalf" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/05/11/0013257
8. "About a Dozen Google Employees Have Resigned Over Project Maven" - https://soylentnews.org/article.pl?sid=18/05/14/1643242
9. "DannyB" - https://soylentnews.org/~DannyB/
10. "remove it's "Don't Be Evil" from its code of conduct." - https://gizmodo.com/google-removes-nearly-all-mentions-of-dont-be-evil-from-1826153393
11. "Original Submission #1" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=26741
12. "Original Submission #2" - https://soylentnews.org/submit.pl?op=viewsub&subid=26739

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