more on Google Motto, fine distinctions and the ethics of knowledge

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: "K.E." <guavaberry () earthlink net>
Date: September 4, 2006 1:12:42 PM EDT
To: dave () farber net
Subject: Re: [IP] Google Motto, fine distinctions and the ethics of  
knowledge

I can tell you that Google has cached my robots.txt file
without permission. This was not done with my cooperation.
The code specifically required to keep the
bot from caching was ignored. Subsequent email to google
asking them to delete the cashed file has been ignored.
They do NOT correct their databases. They have not
required their bots to honor the code they have supplied the public.

I have requested they delete the cached file and have not done it,
even though their bots have been to my site on a daily basis.

Karen Ellis
Educational CyberPlayGround


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> As far as I can see Google does not force anyone to use their
> services, and denying them access to your publicly available web
> resources is a matter of making an entry in your robots.txt file. So
> any information that Google retains was gathered with the cooperation
> of the parties involved (and if the cooperation was unwitting... the
> witlessness does not appear to be google's).

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