Agree 100%. Ironically terrorists give exactly the same "public interest" defense for their actions; appealing to a higher power than national interest. Personally I like the approach that Google adopts of having an overriding ethos, but also respecting local laws. The risk is that government will not be able to tell the difference between a noble ethos and a perverted terrorist one. I don't know what the solution to that is. Ignoring human rights is not the solution.