Naughty Google Finds
We know Google does no evil, but we cannot guarantee that the stuff that Google Search bots index are likewise good. There have been known cases of crimes being perpetrated after people search on Google how to do them (like the Google Murders we wrote about before).
Here are some naughty things you can do or find on Google, in my opinion. By naughty, I mean something bad and/or potentially harmful to other people. Or it can simply be something bad, but without necessarily intending harm.
How to create a nuclear bomb. A search using these keywords comes up with some results that not only detail how nuclear bombs work, but actually have instructions on how to make a simple radioactive ordinance. Quite useful for terrorists, and we’re pretty sure terrorists have been checking Google on how to make this stuff for some time now.
Homemade grenade. What about a homemade grenade? This might not be as dangerous as a homemade nuclear bomb, but this can still be used to inflict harm. And terrorists won’t be the only people who might be interested in creating a grenade fashioned out of ingredients and materials that can be found at home. Neighborhood gangs and street kids might also be able to use this. Of course, we assume they have Internet access and could use Google, and all that.
How to hack. A search on these keywords would come up with sites with guides and instructions on how to break into secure systems. Quite useful for terrorsts, too–at least those with techie inclinations.
These are just a few of the naughty things you could do on Google, and there are a lot more. Any other ideas?
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While all this is true, and will likely be jumped on again sometime soon by the asshats who believe that curtailing our freedoms is the best way to defeat the nebulous and unmeasurable threat posed by an abstract noun (”the internets are a tool of terror, we must ban it immediately!”), it is well worth remembering that all this information and much more can be found on the shelves of any decent public library with relatively little expense of effort. Access to information is not the problem; root causes and motivations for misusing that information are a much more serious issue, one that gets conveniently ignored by politicians looking for a good slice of self-aggrandisement.