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Google Punishes Self for Cloaking

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the slap-their-own-wrists dept.

amyrick writes "eWeek is carrying a story about Google's response to March 8th's cloaking accusations. Rather than justify the shady practices as some exception to their rules, Google removed the pages from their indices, and are requiring the pages' maintainers to revise the pages and reapply for indexing. Though the existence of the cloaked pages at all is somewhat questionable, at least Google has responded with integrity and consistency."

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  1. Or... by tmleafsar · · Score: 5, Funny

    "at least Google has responded with integrity and consistency." Or maybe they got tired of Slashdot readers bashing them for underhanded business practices? In all honesty though, I'm glad to see them rectify this.

    1. Re:Or... by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
      "at least Google has responded with integrity and consistency." Or maybe they got tired of Slashdot readers bashing them for underhanded business practices? In all honesty though, I'm glad to see them rectify this.

      I keep getting this phone call: "Hello, this is Google! Our conscience has ordered us to call every person in the world to apologize for our cloaking scam. We're sorry. If you can find it in your heart to forgive us, send one dollar to: Sorry Google, 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway, Mountain View, CA 94043 You have the power!"

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      A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
  2. Nothing to see here... by what_the_frell · · Score: 5, Funny

    Please move along. -Google

  3. Not quite evil enough by CDOS_CDOS+run · · Score: 5, Funny

    Wow, and I was afraid Google was going down the Evil slope. Maybe they are just the saccerine of evil. Only 1 calorie, not quite evil enough.

  4. Uh Oh.... by BalorTFL · · Score: 5, Funny

    Everyone knows they only de-cloak just before attacking...

  5. Oh, wicked, bad, naughty, evil Google! by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny
    Oh, wicked, bad, naughty, evil Google!

    Oh, wicked, wicked Google. Oh, it is a naughty business and it must pay the penalty, and here in /., we have but one punishment for setting cloaking: you must tie it down on a bed and spank it.

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    A feeling of having made the same mistake before: Deja Foobar
  6. Microsoft by JakeD409 · · Score: 5, Funny

    This is a good business method, I hope we see others mimic it. Perhaps Microsoft will comply and remove all security holes from their operating system, then require the exploiters to revise their viruses and reapply for infecting.

  7. Re:Translation by Lumpy · · Score: 5, Funny

    How is Google punishing anyone? All they're doing is now choosing to follow their own rules.

    didnt you RTFA?

    the employees responsible will be held in public stockades in front of the Google building for 3 days while rotten fruit will be available for the public to hurl at them.

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    Do not look at laser with remaining good eye.
  8. Federation of Planets did this! by mikegroovy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Anyone Remember ST:TNG episode "Pegasus" Where Starfleet had a Phased Cloaking device. Well the Federation(Capt. Picard) Came clean with the Romulans and acknowledged that They broke the no cloak Treaty. I bet some higher-ups at Google watched that same episode!