> Also we make less money when you do this... But users, privacy and synergy first! In practical terms, the point is important. Even if Google doesn't change t

> Also we make less money when you do this... But users, privacy and synergy first! In practical terms, the point is important. Even if Google doesn't change their behavior to find other ways to invade your privacy, there are lots of other companies whose financial incentives point solidly that direction. With enough people standing to gain enough money, someone's going to cross that moral line. Is this cynical? Absolutely. Correct? Almost certainly. Is it something we should take seriously as a result? I think so, though obviously opinions may differ on the subject. Few publishers are confident in their ability to jettison an targeted-advertising-based business model for an alternative model that produces similar financial results.