by Peter Holland

illustration by Rostislav Kotil

illustration colors by Peter Holland 

Name: Google   
Born: 1996
Profession: Searching...
Accomplishment: Helped write this profile!
Nationality: American.

→ Philanthropy: 8/10
World’s most popular, powerful search engine. Unofficial corporate slogan (Don’t be evil) pretty essential given the unprecedented global power it now holds. Since 2004, Google.org has been the company’s philanthropic wing with US $1 billion starting funds.

→ Extremism: 7/10
It’s everywhere, knows exactly where you live, and everything you’ve ever searched for. Google Maps is detailed enough to raise national security problems. Information collecting, privacy, copyright and censorship are just some issues concerning users.

→ Guilt Factor: 6/10
Uses HUGE amounts of energy. Practices regular censorship in the US and Europe due to hate speech laws. Defends freedom of information differently across the globe. Blocks Web sites in China perceived as harmful to the People’s Republic. Tibetan and Taiwanese independence, the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests and Falun Gong are blacklisted. Still only Internet browser in China that warns when content is censored or banned. Sites critical of Islam have been removed from Google News, as well as sites about Scientology.

→ Mythology / Mythbuster: 9/10
If you don’t know about it yet, you must share office space with McCain.

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