Definitely makes some sense. I don't know that this is actually a bad thing though. I personally care more about quality (read: relevant) search results than th

Definitely makes some sense. I don't know that this is actually a bad thing though. I personally care more about quality (read: relevant) search results than the details of how they are created. If Google is able to use a social network like Google+ to legitimately improve their search offering so that I have an easier time finding something relevant and interesting using their search engine when I need it, then I'm ok with that. Of course, this is predicated on the assumption that google is able to effectively use Google + to tweak their main algorithms. I don't want to be barraged with direct G+ links in my search results - I want the relevant websites themselves. Furthermore, there should be a way to opt-out if people are uncomfortable with the lack of privacy, even if the default is their current privacy policy.