Daily Bruin Column: Google shows that a little invasion of privacy can go a long way
November 19th, 2008 — 7:18pm
This column was first published in the UCLA Daily Bruin on November 19, 2008.
Don’t be evil – as the Google mantra goes. Or at least, be a little evil for the greater good.
Immediately after Google’s introduction of their new project, Google Flu Trends, the Cassandra cries roared from privacy groups. Cassandra was given the gift of prophecy by Apollo, yet cursed so that no one would believe her predictions. This is no Cassandra, though; and there is certainly no privacy infringement disaster on the horizon.
My name is Millie — I enjoy traveling, low maintenance plants, hiking, reading and running. And, sometimes I write. If the computer is a bicycle for the mind, I can ride pretty fast.