Good and evil

Philosophical dichotomy

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November 29 2021
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Three former Google employees filed a lawsuit alleging that Google violated its 'Don't be evil' motto by firing them in retaliation for their efforts against controversial projects, particularly work with U.S. Customs and Border Protection.
May 2021
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The National Labor Relations Board wrote that Google 'arguably violated' federal labor law by 'unlawfully discharging' the workers.
2019
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The three worker activists (along with a fourth employee) were fired by Google, with the company claiming 'clear and repeated violations' of data security policies.
May 4 2018
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Google completes the removal of 'Don't be evil' from the preface of its Code of Conduct, leaving only a brief mention in the final line.
April 21 2018
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Beginning of the period when Google starts removing the 'Don't be evil' motto from the preface of its Code of Conduct.
2015
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Following Google's corporate restructuring under Alphabet Inc., Google retains the 'Don't be evil' motto in its code of conduct, while Alphabet adopts a new motto 'Do the right thing'.

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