Originally posted by togtog:
I don't trust Google. They seek to place themselves as a hub between all forms of data and communication. This gives them the type of power that governments drool over. The majority of corporations even when seemingly well intended tend to favor their shareholders first, which is rarely their customers or users.
I became untrustworthy of them I believe when they started offering G-Mail invites. Getting a G-Mail account requires an existing G-Mail user to invite you. There is no other way to use their mail service. This creates a web of connected user information about who knows who, and as Google ads have shown Google is constantly monitoring the content of their services.
One thing or another would not be a concern. Lots of websites log ip addresses, or search results, or buying habits, or friends, or emails. Google collects it all. You name it, they want it. Also I do not have the reference on hand but Google has stated that an IP address is not a personally identifiable piece of information therefore is not protected under their privacy policy. This is troubling since an IP address IS a personally identifying piece of information, or can be with minimal effort.
Just my 42 cents, take it how you will. :) |
Thought I was the only one who thought of Google that way. They have a bad track record when it comes to personal information that is asked for by governments, even if it's under the veil of randomness they're still monitoring too much information. They must get so many requests for that info by marketing firms that I'm sure their engineers are working on ways to profit from this info.
Just my 17 cents. I'm in Canada ;[ |
