My statement isn't irresponsible. Corporations are universally amoral. If it was in Google's interests to do it, they would. But I think that, right now, those interests don't exist.

That being said, someone that is in that situation, if the stakes are high enough, might be dissuaded just knowing that such things happen.

People make decisions. At some point, all corporate decisions go through people.

Would you (reader) want to bet your life against a conference room full of people with $1M+ worth of stock options you're about to negatively impact? Where a bad outcome for you only requires their silence?

There are many people in the world who value morals over money. There are a few who value morals over lots of money. But that's not a bet I'd take.

Me neither. It's a very small likelihood, but I highly value my life. Just knowing about that possibility would chill me to the bone.