And as a society, we’re allowing Google to lower the bar on acceptable business standards.  The company argues that holding them to a standard of decency is somehow a threat to “Internet freedom.”  Look, I’ve been sued about lyrics in my music. I’m all for freedom of speech.  Selling drugs to kids is NOT freedom of speech. Showing citizens how to skirt doctors to get pharmaceuticals is not a right guaranteed in the Constitution.  It isn’t some unfortunate consequence of progress that these videos slip past Google. They know what’s there and they know people are watching – and the ads are being seen.

Tags: Privacy, Politics, Google, Advertising