, Johnson attacked Google, saying the company avoids paying taxation and abuses people¹s private information.
Johnson said: "Google may not be evil, but I think it is perhaps the worst corporate citizen I know ... It's whole attitude is one of overwhelming arrogance."
Johnson said the company exploits tax loopholes in Bermuda to keep the tax it pays on its earnings to a minimum level.
He said: "Effectively, Google invests negligible amounts in Britain, pays negligible amounts of tax on its underlying surplus to contribute to civil society, and yet extracts vast sums in advertising revenue."
Johnson also described Google as having "an unbearable monopoly" over all media because its search engine dominates web advertising.
He went on to accuse Google of intruding on individuals' privacy through Google Street View: "Gmail¹s software even reads your private emails so that Google can bombard you with advertisements that match your interests."
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