turn the 'Net into landscapes of "walled gardens" in which consumers are reluctant and even afraid to explore new services I think the only reason so many aren

turn the 'Net into landscapes of "walled gardens" in which consumers are reluctant and even afraid to explore new services I think the only reason so many aren't afraid now is that they don't know very much about those services and the information collected. So the argument here is, don't tell people what we do because it might upset them. That said, I think the point about driving people to centralized identity systems is valid, because, again, they won't understand the risks. Interesting that there's one outcome Google does not anticipate: less mining, storing, and sharing of private data by websites.