As spotted by Gizmodo, the phrase was dropped from the preface of Google’s code of conduct in late April or early May.
Until then, ‘Don’t be evil’ were the first words of the opening and closing sentences of Google’s code of conduct and have been part of it since 2000.
“The Google Code of Conduct is one of the ways we put ‘Don’t be evil’ into practice. It’s built around the recognition that everything we do in connection with our work at Google will be, and should be, measured against the highest possible standards of ethical business conduct.”
Poof! Google disappeared the concept of not being evil. Now they just have “[a high bar] for practical as well as aspirational reasons.” I’m not so sure that is very reassuring.
It seemed like just a spooky coincidence, but then everyone seems to have a story about their smartphone listening to them. So is this just paranoia, or are our smartphones actually listening?
According to Dr. Peter Henway—The senior security consultant for cybersecurity firm Asterix, and former lecturer and researcher at Edith Cowan University—the short answer is yes, but perhaps in a way that’s not as diabolical as it sounds.
You can blame Dennis Rodman for presenting a copy of Trump’s own “Art of the Deal” to his BFF Kim Jong-Little Big Mac, or you can say it was a stroke of genius. But Kim may just get what he wants the most out of the Singapore Summit.
President Donald Trump said Saturday he would know almost immediately whether North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is serious about negotiating during the planned summit Tuesday in Singapore.
Just my touch, my feel. That’s what I do. How long will it take to figure out whether or not they’re serious, I said maybe in the first minute. You know, the way they say you know if you’re going to like somebody in the first five seconds. Did you ever hear that one? Well, I think that very quickly I’ll know whether or not something good is going to happen.
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As spotted by Gizmodo, the phrase was dropped from the preface of Google’s code of conduct in late April or early May.
Just my touch, my feel. That’s what I do. How long will it take to figure out whether or not they’re serious, I said maybe in the first minute. You know, the way they say you know if you’re going to like somebody in the first five seconds. Did you ever hear that one? Well, I think that very quickly I’ll know whether or not something good is going to happen.
