Google CEO Sundar Pichai warns employees: Don't get too political

It seems to be okay for google to get political, lobbying politicians and writing them cheques in the premise of getting backhand favours.

Google is showing the hands of private government. How authoritarian will Americans let their employers become?

If a Google employee changes the search algorithm without the knowledge of his manager, how would we ever know?

So this article is being blown out of proportion. Pichai's letter is just saying that Google employees should act in a professional manner, not that they shouldn't have political views or be involved in politics.

&gt; &quot;The trust our users place in us is our greatest asset and we must always protect it. If any Googler ever undermines that trust, we will hold them accountable.&quot;<p>I&#x27;d always assume the server farm to handle my search request would be stateless. Whom in Google should Sundar hold accountable if that&#x27;s not the case?

Finger wagging Google&#x27;s super smart employees is unlikely to work out well.