Search, Privacy, Government and Evil

Chapter 8 is about how the internet has changed our lives.
Battelle talks about how things that have always been public are even more so now because people are much more likely to access our personal public data when it is as simple as a Google search and historically it required hours of searching through papers in the basement of a court house.
He also talks about "Search Me" and how looking to see how you are portrayed on a search is suddenly important because people who don't know you will be searching for you and finding out about you.
Even more controversial is the Patriot Act that arose from 9/11. All of the data that Google saves on you to advertise to you most efficiently, can be demanded from the Government without your knowledge. With how much information people keep about themselves on the internet (Facebook, Gmail, Search History...), the government can essentially have a search warrant out on you without your knowledge.
Discussion Question: Is it going against Google's Policy of being the least evil possible to give information to the Government? Is it evil if they are compelled by the Government? Is viewing this as evil a distrust of Google or a distrust of our Government?
The Great Firewall of China
The basic problem: China goes to extreme lengths to censor the Internet in China. Should search engines cater to this?
Discussion Question: Is it right for Google and other search engines to filter results based upon the location where the search is occurring?
Example: In China, you may not search Google for any information regarding the Tiannamen Square Massacre. (This blog post will likely now be censored in China). The Chinese government is rumored to deny the occurrence of this event to the Chinese people.
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When I lived in China, Facebook was often blocked, and I believed it has been permanently blocked in light of recent events. http://www.statepress.com/2010/04/04/chinese-censorship-an-economic-issue-for-u-s/
According to Battelle: "After the shutdown, when Google users in China search for something that might return banned results, they see the links, but when they click on one, they are redirected to a government-approved site." Recentally there was a Google.cn website available and there is one based in Hong Kong that is not censored.
In case you are unaware of what happened regarding Google and China: http://www.michigandaily.com/content/chinese-university-u-ties-accused-google-cyberattacks
When Google News was released: Google got rid of the censored search results claiming that including them would create a poor user experience.
Discussion Question: Should the Chinese Google users have the right to know what news they are missing out on, in the same way they know which sites they are not allowed to view? Or should search engines respect Countries Government Regulations?
Discussion Question: In working with China's censorship policies, has Google become an accessory to evil?