Google's problem is that it now believes itself above others – even governments | Technology | guardian.co.uk

The FCC revelations showing that Google's engineer knew that Street View would collect data, followed by the company's obstructive behaviour to the investigation, show that it has grown too big for its management
Google's problem is that it now believes itself above others – even governments | Technology | guardian.co.uk
[a problem with the 'dont do evil' motto is] it can draw people into thinking that because that's the company motto, they can't be evil. That's the real mistake. Google's staff are just as capable of being evil, through omission or commission, as anyone else. And now that the company is so gigantic, it becomes easier for bad practices to slip through at a low level and because everyone trusts everyone, because nobody thinks that they're the bad one, bad things can in fact happen