I have my own opinion on this. It is much the same as I feel for most tech companies, but regardless of my thoughts - the question remains. Can a company such as Google even be considered ‘evil’?

Almost since its inception, Google’s founders Larry Page and Sergey Brin have believed in its IPO prospectus statement of Don’t Be Evil.

That was billions of dollars ago. But questions of whether Google is in fact evil or not are still being asked. Brin and Page responded to the latest round during a press event at its Mountain View, Calif., headquarters today.

Brin was the first to answer a question about Google living up to its don’t be evil policy.

“As people relate to Google on a broader variety of fronts, lots of people have different opinions on many different issues,” Brin said. “Whether they are unhappy with Google search results for a particular question or some specific ad policy, if they disagree with that particular avenue they assume that Google is doing evil.

“In general, I think we’re doing a very good job of staying true to our mission,” Brin added. “But with increasing scrutiny there will always be people that disagree with one specific element or another and we won’t always agree with everyone.”

Another press question was about using personal information to fuel search ads. The issue has become a hot button recently, thanks to the launch of Microsoft’s rival MSN adCenter, which utilizes user demographic information…. Source: The Internet News