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Google vs. Michael Moore's "Sicko"?
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 13:40:48 -0400
Begin forwarded message: From: Lauren Weinstein <lauren () vortex com> Date: July 1, 2007 12:38:26 PM EDT To: dave () farber net Cc: lauren () vortex com Subject: Google vs. Michael Moore's "Sicko"? Google vs. Michael Moore's "Sicko"? http://lauren.vortex.com/archive/000258.html Greetings. In a posting on the Google Health Advertising Blog ( http://google-health-ads.blogspot.com ), that can only be described as bizarre, a Google "Account Planner" has eviscerated Michael Moore's new, widely acclaimed film Sicko (see "Does negative press make you Sicko?" - http://tinyurl.com/yrc7vs ). The "cure" suggested by this Google employee for Moore's negative but generally viewed as accurate portrayal of the U.S. Health Care Industry? Spend more money on placing Google ads! Seriously, you have to read the posting yourself to appreciate it. I for one am willing to give Google the "Don't Be Evil" benefit of the doubt on this one. I'm assuming that this episode is the result of a single, uh, "overenthusiastic" employee and not a statement of broader corporate policy. But I do believe that it would be quite useful for Google to issue a formal clarification regarding this rather sicko situation ASAP -- or ideally even sooner! Bulletin! A few seconds ago while I was preparing the text above, a new posting by the author of the original anti-"Sicko" Google blog entry has appeared ( http://tinyurl.com/2ba6jq ). Personally, I don't think that it goes far enough toward clarifying this matter appropriately. --Lauren-- Lauren Weinstein lauren () vortex com or lauren () pfir org Tel: +1 (818) 225-2800 http://www.pfir.org/lauren Co-Founder, PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - http://www.pfir.org Co-Founder, IOIC - International Open Internet Coalition - http://www.ioic.net Founder, CIFIP - California Initiative For Internet Privacy - http://www.cifip.org Founder, PRIVACY Forum - http://www.vortex.com Member, ACM Committee on Computers and Public Policy Lauren's Blog: http://lauren.vortex.com ------------------------------------------- Archives: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/247/=now RSS Feed: http://v2.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/247/ Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
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