Google search for âreasons to put something back into societyâ returns no results
A man who asked Google for advice on how best to contribute to a better society has reported an incredible run of bad luck with the search engine. âI was looking for moral guidance and thought the internet might be able to provide me with enlightenment,â said 53-year-old Tommy Jones. âBut my Google searches about responsible and equitable living all went unanswered. A simple inquiry âHow can multinational corporations contribute to society?â turned up no results, while an open query about the redistribution of wealth through taxation only brought up adverts for some banks in the Cayman Islands.â Subsequent searches by Mr Jones produced no better results. âMy question to Google about the role of censorship in concealing human rights abuses redirected me to the Chinese Governmentâs homepage, and my search for âinternational privacy lawâ took me straight to Google Streetview where they had footage of me opening my front door in my pyjamas and the words âWe Know Where You Liveâ flashing across the screen.â In a final episode of bad luck, Mr Jonesâs Google search for âcorporate tax evasionâ only led him back to the Google search engine homepage where a customised doodle showed a masked man tiptoeing away from a bank with a bulging bag marked âSwagâ over his shoulder. âI just presumed it was a tribute to an artist Iâd never heard of,â said Mr Jones. Although Mr Jones has vowed never to use Google products again, the company has nevertheless apologised to him. âItâs a sad day whenever we lose a customer and their rich supply of marketing data,â said Googleâs UK public relations director. âI never met Mr Jones, but I know he was keen on gardening, had financial problems and was being prescribed medicines for stress. Itâs amazing how close you can feel to your customers.â Mr Jones reported a much better service from rival technology giant Apple who used his browsing history to suggest that he downloads George Harrisonâs âTaxmanâ from iTunes.