Google CEO: Secrets Are for Filthy People
Found on Gawker on Sunday, 06 December 2009
Eric Schmidt suggests you alter your scandalous behavior before you complain about his company invading your privacy.
The generous explanation for Schmidt's statement is that he's revolutionized his thinking since 2005, when he blacklisted CNET for publishing info about him gleaned from Google searches, including salary, neighborhood, hobbies and political donations.
Schmidt's philosophy is clear with Bartiromo in the clip below: "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place."
So whistleblowers should stop leaking information about illegal actions done by their employers, political activists should stop fighting against suppressive regimes or undercover agents should stop infiltrating organized crime? Just because something can get you in trouble doesn't mean that it's illegal. I guess many would think quite different: if Google wants to know something about you (and keep it), they should ask first.