Google 'profanity API' discovered

Google may have unintentionally created an application programming interface (API) that shows people what specific words the search giant considers profane. Tech site TheNextWeb reported that some users of Google's "What Do You Love?" site discovered JavaScript code that contained a list of profanities. "For developers wanting to keep content in their apps and on their websites clean, this saves them having to write and host their own list of profanities," it said. It said that while Google quickly hid the list, one can still access it through a URL lookup by entering the URL http://www.wdyl.com/profanity?q=xxx. Changing "xxx" to any word one wants to check will indicate if the word is considered profane by Google: there will be a "true" or "false" response. "Google has essentially created a ‘profanity API’ that any developer can use in his or her own apps," it said. But TheNextWeb hinted this may not last long, especially if Google stops keeping the "What Do You Love?" site live in its current form. — TJD, GMA News