Google: Don't be Evil

Back when Google was a caring entity they had the phrase "don't be evil" written in their company by-laws.  What was once cool and hip has now turned into what they set out never to be -- evil.

Google isn't owned by Google anymore, did y'all know that?  Their parent company is Alphabet.  When the ownership changed the phrase in the original bylaws that said "don't be evil" was removed.

That little subtlety should send chills through your spine.  ... and here I am blogging on a google site.  They have us by the you-know-what.  These tech giants are NOT your friends.

It's the ATT anti-trust all over again.  Who's going to bust up the tech giants' over reaching power?  I've told you all along it's not the government you should be fearing if you think they are snooping on you.  It was a ploy by the tech giants to deflect attention off of them when people started figuring out that everything you submit online leaves a trail with eyes watching while selling your information and reading your emails.  Now that technology is entrenched in our lives they have us dependent on them.  Like it or not, the government is your only hope in protecting whatever privacy you think you have left.

...and then there's the Facebook campus....

Creepy Main Street Disneyland looking place where everybody wears a fake, frozen smile.   All cell phones are issued by the company and privacy is non-existent.  Facebook employees are owned by Facebook and everything and anything is "monitored" by them.  They are slaves with no rights.

....and then there's Amazon....

I learned in economics about predatory pricing.  Amazon is doing just that.  They are undercutting all the local competition, even if Amazon is initially taking a loss, and driving local retail out of business.  Say good-bye to retail as we know it.  Their purchase of Whole Foods is just the beginning.  Amazon's goal is to have your order delivered within two hours once you place it with drone delivery.  They are teeming up with Google to have a driver-less vehicle deliver your stuff much like a rolling vending machine that will spit out your stuff.

In a way I don't blame companies for wanting to replace their workers with machines.  They don't complain, file harassment complaints, bicker about working overtime, show up to work drunk, or worse yet not show up at all.  They don't sue for discrimination claims or file bogus workers' compensation injuries.

We did all this to ourselves.  Who are we going to blame?