> If you don't want 'em to know that kind of information, then don't give it to 'em. Exactly. It's not like google is breaking into your home, holding you at

> If you don't want 'em to know that kind of information, then don't give it to 'em. Exactly. It's not like google is breaking into your home, holding you at gunpoint, and forcing you to type your personal and private information. Instead, people are using a network designed for information sharing, putting their information on that network, and then acting surprised when somebody aggregates it. If you don't want google having your private data, quit putting your private data into google software or onto the public internet. They don't know anything you (or your acquaintances) don't either tell them directly or say in public.