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Following up on a response I just posted, consider this. Does Google know too much about you?
If you use Google Mail, Google is reading your email to target you with ads. It knows whats going on in your day to day life, to the extent that it is revealed in your email.
If you use Google Checkout, Google knows your buying habits. It knows what you like and what you don't.
If you use Google in its original form, as a search engine, it knows what your interests are, good and bad.
I think there is too much personal information being focused in one place. Google may be famous for their "do no evil" mantra, but I for one am opting out. Google is a great search engine and I will continue to use it for that, but as for the rest, I prefer my privacy.
Am I the only one worried about this?
If you use Google Mail, Google is reading your email to target you with ads. It knows whats going on in your day to day life, to the extent that it is revealed in your email.
If you use Google Checkout, Google knows your buying habits. It knows what you like and what you don't.
If you use Google in its original form, as a search engine, it knows what your interests are, good and bad.
I think there is too much personal information being focused in one place. Google may be famous for their "do no evil" mantra, but I for one am opting out. Google is a great search engine and I will continue to use it for that, but as for the rest, I prefer my privacy.
Am I the only one worried about this?