Google is evil

[fattypig]

it helps me find stuff that i really need so evil or not , i dont care ,, google for life 

Why is google evil?

[Grownwithbtc]

Google Is good and very useful as long as you use It smart. Don't trust anyone to much with your personal information and you'll be fine. I would say Facebook is evil   

[sana8410]

You do realize that Google knows what you have said?
Here is an article: http://www.infoworld.com/t/cringely/google-evil-you-have-no-idea-238288

They can basically expose everything you have ever done on the Internet for the entire world to see........

[#yolo]

Google : They finally found out, Muahahahahah! You can't do anything however! Muahahah!
Super Hero (Apple,Microsoft,Government) : *Insert any over-used movie Hero Line*

[strombert]

this is so 2008 , c'mon !   

http://donttrack.us/

[r34tr783tr78]

I also use https://startpage.com, but even if they say they are powered by google, their results are more limited than the ones given by google.
Have no doubt that google can seriously undermine your privacy. Not only because they track your searches, but also because of gmail, google analytics and several of its other applications.

[pgbit]

I stoped using google a year or so ago and went over to startpage instead. https://startpage.com/

Impressive. Although it uses Google, it queries it remotely, and it doesn't store IPs. Seems very fast and accurate. Worth looking at...

[acs267]

Google might be evil, but I found out about Bitcoin via them. Awesome.

[bitsmichel]

Their business model is based on selling (your) information and showing you ads. Basically they are trying to optimize this to make more profit.
Obviously this involves recording your searches (Google search), recording your everyday life (Google glass), recording your talks (Android phone), recording your business talks (Gmail), recording your appointments (Google calendar). They have the same business model as say Facebook, Microsoft (Skype/Hotmail), Yahoo and many others.

Sure, ideally you want a search engine where nothing gets recorded, you do not see advertisements, the search results are accurate and you do not pay a penny.  But.. how are you going to get money as company?

[r34tr783tr78]

All of that, plus G+, where google finds out the real name, friends, profession, etc., from all of its members.

[BCwinning]

Their business model is based on selling (your) information and showing you ads. Basically they are trying to optimize this to make more profit.
Obviously this involves recording your searches (Google search), recording your everyday life (Google glass), recording your talks (Android phone), recording your business talks (Gmail), recording your appointments (Google calendar). They have the same business model as say Facebook, Microsoft (Skype/Hotmail), Yahoo and many others.

Sure, ideally you want a search engine where nothing gets recorded, you do not see advertisements, the search results are accurate and you do not pay a penny.  But.. how are you going to get money as company?

www.startpage.com they seem to be doing ok making money.

[bitsmichel]

www.startpage.com they seem to be doing ok making money.

They use the ad based model 

[r34tr783tr78]

If you really concerned with your privacy use Tor, a open elite proxy or, at least, change the settings to remove all cookies after closing the browser.
If necessary, search for them to learn how to use them.

[AnimeBoy_007]

Yeah, you're right google is very creepy and evil. As some you had noticed this already that when you think about something to find on youtube that thing has appeared in youtube home. Even before you search. Google is also working with NSA.   So Evil.

[bluefirecorp]

Relevant XKCD:


No, but seriously. Google isn't evil, they're just fucking epic at what they do.

In this case, they are wonderful at collecting data, and using such data to generate income. Are they selling nuclear secrets to Russia? Probably not.

[Nathonas]

Google is a company. Companies aren't good or evil. Companies will do whatever it takes (within the moral limitations of the few people in control of said companies) to maximize profit. This doesn't mean they're always trying to rob the poor and murder baby elephants, but it means that the black/white and good/evil dichotomies are useless to try and understand them.