These are good questions to ask.

The aim of this application is only to data mine the vast number of messages within the GC database. This Channel is purely for coolness factor. I did this for GC because I've been playing around with Sherlock Channels and thought it would be an interesting use of the technology.

The ethics of running a service like this, well, I stick to my guns. Any registration info is NOT shared. The security is excellent. I don't know about you, but I have dedicated a serious portion of my life to making GC work. I haven't gotten paid a dime for it. It is for the love of people and technology.

The messages that people post are of their own design. There is no censorship. I am sure they have their own agendas with purely non-journalistic subjective view points. That's the beauty of it. Everyone gets heard. It is a point of sharing and commonality.

Individuals want to be connected. This is another way, however oblique anyone construes it.