>> YOUR TIME HAS EXPIRED.
THE CHAIRMAN RECOGNIZES THAT
GENTLEMAN FROM FLORIDA.
>> MR. ZUCKERBERG MADE THE CLAIM
THAT FACEBOOK IS AN AMERICAN
COMPANY WITH AMERICAN VALUES.
DO ANY OF THE REST OF YOU TAKE A
DIFFERENT VIEW, THAT IS TO SAY
THAT YOUR COMPANIES DON’T
EMBRACE AMERICAN VALUES?
GREAT TO SEE THAT NONE OF YOU DO
DO.
MR. PICHAI, I’M WORRIED ABOUT
GOOGLE’S MARKET POWER, HOW IT
CONCENTRATES THAT POWER, AND
ULTIMATELY HOW IT WIELDS IT.
PROJECT MAVEN WAS A
COLLABORATION BETWEEN GOOGLE AND
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE,
CITING ETHICAL CONCERNS, AND YOU
MADE THE DECISION TO PULL OUT OF
THAT FOLLOWING RECEIPT OF THE
LETTER FROM THOUSANDS OF YOUR
EMPLOYEES, SAYING THAT GOOGLE
SHOULD NOT BE IN THE BUSINESS OF
WAR.
MY QUESTION, MR. PICHAI, IS DUE
TO YOU WEIGH THE INPUT FROM YOUR
EMPLOYEES WHEN MAKING THAT
DECISION TO ABANDON THAT JUDGE
WITH THE UNITED STATES MILITARY?
>> CONGRESSMAN, THANKS FOR YOUR
CONCERN.
WE ARE DEEPLY COMMITTED TO
SUPPORTING THE MILITARY AND THE
U.S. GOVERNMENT.
WE HAVE UNDERTAKEN MANY
PROJECTS.
WE DO TAKE THEM INTO CONFIDENCE.
MAKING DECISIONS ON A VARIETY OF
FACTORS.
AS A COMPANY, WE WERE NEW IN THE
CLOUD SPACE AT THAT TIME.
>> THANK YOU, THAT IS A
SUFFICIENT ANSWER.
YOU DID TAKE THEIR FEEDBACK INTO
ACCOUNT, AND IN FACT, SOME HAVE
RECENTLY SENT YOU A LETTER IN
WHICH THEY ASKED YOU TO EXIT
PARTNERSHIPS AS A CONSEQUENCE OF
ETHICAL CONCERNS.
THEY’VE ASKED YOU TO STOP DOING
BUSINESS WITH AMERICAN
LAW ENFORCEMENT, SAYING THAT
POLICE BROADLY UPHOLD WHITE
SUPREMACY AN END NOT GOOGLE
SHOULD NOT BE ENGAGED IN ANY
SERVICES TO POLICE, AND AS YOU
WELL KNOW, YOU PROVIDE SOME OF
THE MOST BASIC SERVICES TO
POLICE, LIKE EMAIL, BUT ALSO
SERVICES THAT HELP KEEP OUR COPS
SAFE WHEN THEY ARE DOING THEIR
JOB, AND SO MY QUESTION IS HERE
IN FRONT OF CONGRESS AND THE
AMERICAN PEOPLE, WILL YOU TAKE
THE PLEDGE THAT GOOGLE WILL NOT
ADOPT THE BIGOTED ANTIPOLICE
POLICY THAT IS REQUESTED IN THE
MOST RECENT LETTER?
>> CONGRESSMAN, WE HAVE A LONG
TRACK RECORD OF WORKING WITH
LAW ENFORCEMENT WHEN IT IS
SUPPORTED BY DUE PROCESS.
THE PUSHBACK AGAINST REQUEST,
THE REQUEST THAT WE GET, BUT WE
HAVE A LONG HISTORY OF FOLLOWING
THE LAW --
>> I UNDERSTAND THE HISTORY.
I’M ASKING YOU ABOUT THE FUTURE.
LAW ENFORCEMENT, CAN THEY REST
ASSURED THAT UNDER YOUR
LEADERSHIP, GOOGLE WILL NOT
ADOPT THESE BIGOTED ANTIPOLICE
POLICIES?
>> WE ARE COMMITTED TO CONTINUE
TO WORK WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT IN
THE U.S.
>> I GREATLY APPRECIATE THAT,
AND I KNOW THAT WILL BE VERY
COMFORTING TO THE POLICE WHO
UTILIZE YOUR SERVICES.
YOU MENTIONED EARLIER IN THE
DISCUSSION ABOUT CHINA VALUE OR
ENGAGEMENT IN CHINA WAS VERY
LIMITED.
BUT YEAH GOOGLE HAS AN AI CHINA
CENTER.
THE CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
HAS PUBLISHED A PAPER THAT
ENHANCE THE TARGETING
CAPABILITIES OF CHINA’S JAY 20
FIGHTER AIRCRAFT.
YOU COLLABORATE WITH CHINESE
UNIVERSITIES THAT TAKE MILLIONS
UPON MILLIONS OF DOLLARS FROM
THE CHINESE MILITARY.
IN FACT, ONE OF YOUR GOOGLERS,
UNDER YOUR EMPLOYEE, WAS CITED
IN CHINESE STATE MEDIA, SAYING
CHINA IS LIKE A SLEEPING GIANT.
WHEN SHE WAKES, SHE WILL TRAMPLE
THE WORLD."
PHONE LINES HAVE BEEN BLURRED IN
CHINA BETWEEN COMMERCIAL AND
MILITARY APPLICATION, AND AS HE
CITED, HE SAYS THAT YOUR COMPANY
IS DIRECTLY AIDING THE CHINESE
MILITARY AND PETER TEAL, WHO
ACTUALLY SERVES ON
MR. ZUCKERBERG BOARD AT
FACEBOOK, SO THAT GOOGLE’S
ACTIVITIES WITH CHINA ARE
TREASONOUS.
HE ACCUSE YOU OF TREASON.
SO, WHY WOULD AN AMERICAN
COMPANY WITH AMERICAN VALUES SO
DIRECTLY THE CHINESE MILITARY
BUT HAVE ETHICAL CONCERNS ABOUT
WORKING ALONGSIDE THE U.S.
MILITARY ON PROJECT MAVEN?
AND I UNDERSTAND YOUR POINT
ABOUT CYBER SECURITY.
IT A SPECIFIC WAY TO ENSURE THAT
OUR TROOPS ARE SAFE ON THE
BATTLEFIELD, AND IF YOU HAVE NO
PROBLEM MAKING THE G20 CHINESE
FIGHTER MORE EFFECTIVE IN ITS
TARGETING, WHY WOULDN’T YOU WANT
TO MAKE AMERICA AS AN EFFECTIVE?
>> CONGRESSMAN, WE ARE NOT
WORKING WITH THE CHINESE
MILITARY.
THAT IS ABSOLUTELY FALSE.
WE HAVE CLARIFIED WHAT WE DO,
VERY, VERY LIMITED IN NATURE.
PEOPLE WORKING ON OPEN SOURCE
PROJECTS.
I AM HAPPY TO SHARE WITH THE
OFFICE TO EXPLAIN THE WORK IN
CHINA.
>> GOSH, WHEN THE CHAIRMAN OF
THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF SAID
THAT AN AMERICAN COMPANY IS
DIRECTLY AIDING CHINA, WHEN YOU
HAVE AN AI CENTER, WORKING WITH
UNIVERSITIES, AND THEY ARE
TALKING ABOUT CHINA TREMBLING
THE WORLD, IT SEEMS TO REALLY