Response to Sims Frazier's G Phone and Security

In his posting, Sims illustrates how the very advantages of the g phone may lead invasion of privacy. While the concerns Sims raises are very real, I believe that Google can prevent nefarious use of the information they gather. As we have discussed extensively this semester, code is the law as far as computers and the Internet are concerned. And Google’s employees are the best and brightest. If consumers are concerned about privacy invasion posed by their technology, they can write their code in such a way that the information they gather can only be used for the purpose of more efficient advertisement. The real ethical question is whether or not Google should be responsible for putting these roadblocks up in advance of consumer complaints. Since most computer users are not aware of the ethical and privacy issues, I believe that Google and other computer and Internet companies should include protecting the privacy of their users in their realm of corporate responsibility.