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by alxv 3877 days ago
"Don't be evil" is still included in Google's code of conduct.

https://investor.google.com/corporate/google-code-of-conduct...
2 comments
sparkie 3877 days ago
Their whole CoC is a roundabout way of saying: Follow the policies! Obey the law!

It doesn't suggest that Employees should ever exercise their own moral judgement without first contacting Ethics & Compliance.

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omginternets 3877 days ago
>"Don't be evil"

Thankfully (for Google), that phrase is completely vapid and meaningless.

Also thankfully (for Google), self-enforced codes of conduct are vapid and meaningless.

Edit (in an effort to be more constructive): I think it's important to distinguish corporate posturing from actual, meaningful intent. I see no reason to consider Google's CoC as anything but the former.

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