Comments on: Google: personal assistant, or global overlord?

Once again, bloggers ask: is Google moving toward the dark side?

[john55440]

Big Brother Google

I'm not interested in having the details of my online life become part of Big Brother Google's advertising database.

I quit using Google products/services.

[Dalkorian]

well ...

Whatever you do, do NOT examine what details of your online or
offline life are being passed back to M$ (assuming you're still using
Winblows, of course). WGA is *FAR* more insideous and evil than
anything Google can come up with.

I know, nothing in the article mentioned M$ in any way, but your
comment about not being intersted in being snooped upon is
downright comical considering your past defenses of M$ business
practices (if memory serves me correctly, that is).

[Neville Bartos]

Statistical info only

Google doesn't care WHO you are. You're just another statistical number that helps gauge what advertising they're gonna show you.

It's NO different to me driving around your neighbourhood, taking note of who owns a 4WD so i can send you some appropriate advertising. I couldn't care a less who you are. Would I be invading your privacy as well?

[medinaw]

do what they say - not what they do

As far as "do no evil"??? you have to wonder - I read an article where Google is shutting down thousands of "Made for Adsense" site's to better thier position with click fruad. What erk's me - they close a bunch of small sites daily and banish them from adsense for braking rules and do not give them the money they earned - but for the "made for adsense" accounts they have closed this pass week - they announced they would allow them to keep what they earned.
If you say "do no evil" - shouldn't you apply the same rules to all who break the rules?????
Last time I check - creating a "made for adsense" website is against the 800 pound gorillas rules..........
So they condone "evil"....... when it suites them ......

[herkamur]

Knowing me, knowing you.

> "We cannot even answer the most basic questions because we don't know enough about you."

And if I have my way, you never will, Eric.