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

Dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17105411

(Note I work at Google, but that doesn't really matter here.)

I also think it was appropriate that in that thread they changed the inaccurate title to "Google de-emphasizes 'Don't Be Evil' motto in its code of conduct "

Thanks. We've merged this thread into that one.

Ctrl-F Evil, and it's still there.

"And remember… don’t be evil, and if you see something that you think isn’t right – speak up!"

x-posted from dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17105411

I'm guessing they're not happy about the whole drone assassination debate going on internally. It's so disadvantageous that their staff can call the leadership outright hypocrites based on their own professed values. This makes everything so much easier for everyone.

Information on the drone program: https://theintercept.com/drone-papers/

Google's complicity in Project Maven: https://www.defense.gov/News/Article/Article/1254719/project...

Google's Internal Debate: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-14/inside-go...

Please don't copy-paste comments. It makes it harder to merge the threads.