What gets me is that most of the comments here are <i>defending</i> Google for sending your information to developers; however if any other independent site/app

What gets me is that most of the comments here are <i>defending</i> Google for sending your information to developers; however if any other independent site/app took your information and sent it to a third party without your permission there would be uproars and articles in tech blogs, etc... A bit of a double standard if you ask me...