20 Things You Didn't Know About Google

2. Their Slogan Is Nice

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"Don't be evil." Simple and sweet. That's the unofficial slogan, anyway, since it's probably difficult to translate into an official, Latin one. Google do their best to contribute to good causes, from humanitarian charities to environmental initiatives (their Green program is dedicated to developing renewable energy supplies). Plus the whole feeding goats things is pretty sweet of them, too.

1. Even If It's Not True

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That's all well and good, but how about what Google actually do, as opposed to what they say? Some of their strategies are a little worrying, and don't really fit with the whole non-evil bag. They keep a heck of a lot of private information on file, which was Big Brother-like enough even before all the NSA spying revelations.

Their privacy policy was a little troubling and there was some suggestion that Glass might be bad for your health. Don't believe it? Google it...

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Tom Baker is the Comics Editor at WhatCulture! He's heard all the Doctor Who jokes, but not many about Randall and Hopkirk. He also blogs at http://communibearsilostate.wordpress.com/