Ex-Googler seeking office urges tech firm regulation

San Francisco: A former Google executive running for US Senate called Thursday for tough regulation of tech titans, accusing the internet giant of straying from its “don’t be evil” path.

Ross LaJeunesse took aim at Google and other big US tech companies in a Medium post, contending that profits are taking precedence over human rights.

“The company’s motto used to be ‘don’t be evil,'” said LaJeunesse, who left his job as head of international relations as Google last year after 11 years with the company.