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Jan 14, 2012

Google Caught Pilfering Kenyan Business Directory in Sting Operation →

The search company is under fire again, amid claims that it has been harvesting data from a Kenyan business directory, contacting the businesses, and telling them that the directory plans to charge them a listing fee, while also claiming to be working in partnership with the directory's operators.

"Don't be evil" really stops applying when you move out of the gray area into the illegal area.

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H. Parker Shelton

I'm just an ordinary thirty-something who's had some extraordinary opportunities. I graduated from Johns Hopkins University, work for Microsoft in Silicon Valley, code websites and applications, take the occasional photograph, and keep a constant eye on current events, politics, and technology. This blog is the best of what catches that eye.

 
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