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I was ready for someone to take that "If you're not paying..." line to task. As this was on google plus I just assumed it was by some opensource project member

I was ready for someone to take that "If you're not paying..." line to task. As this was on google plus I just assumed it was by some opensource project member. They've got a convincing retort built in. It would take all of two sentences. I edited my post to not be smarmy here, but this is just flat out wrong and I don't need to reiterate how google works. Brian, I believe you believe what you wrote. Until you and your privacy concerned co-workers get together to surface a "delete all stored data on me and opt out" button, I'm going to think you've let your close relationship with google warp your perspective and allow you to draw faulty conclusions on how far up your attitudes permeate.

gman99 13y ago
>a "delete all stored data on me and opt out" button You mean like: http://www.google.com/settings/ads/ http://www.google.com/settings/ads/ That's all the information the advertising network (Doubliclick) has on you (atleast, based on the cookie on your current machine). A more permanent opt-out: http://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin http://www.google.com/settings/ads/plugin If you use other google products (GMail, Youtube etc), they let you individually delete your accounts. Or you can go here and wipe all your data: https://www.google.com/settings/datatools https://www.google.com/settings/datatools Not that I'm a google apologist, but it sure helps if you do a cursory search (or click on the "Privacy" link on the homepage) before complaining about something they already give you.