Privacy and Google


Privacy and Google  

47 members have voted

  1. 1. Are you concerned about privacy issues and Google services?

    • Yes
      13
    • No
      32
    • Unsure
      2
  2. 2. Will you change your free mail / web searching site due to privacy concerns with Google?

    • Yes
      4
    • No
      39
    • Unsure
      4
  3. 3. Which seach engine are you most likely to change too?

    • Stay with Google
      40
    • Yahoo!
      2
    • MSN Seach
      0
    • Other?
      5


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what makes you think they are not all the same and store/get the same info?

Can't be sure, but the spotlight is on google - if Yahoo were doing exactly the same they would also be in doubt.

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All I have seen is that Google are refusing to comply with the paranoid American government, and that is why a fuss has been made. But they have pandered to the paranoid Chinese government in limiting what Chinese people can find through their site or use (e-mail etc).

I think it likely that other organisations such as Yahoo either gave up with out any arguement or haven't been approached yet, at which point they will give the requested info away or make the same fuss.

Being as how I don't send particularly private information out via my Gmail account, I don't care if some little hitler with too much time on their hands goes through it looking for evidence that I am a terrorist. As for the things I choose to search for on Google, again I have nothing to hide so I don't care enough to change search engine. If I had anything serious to hide, I would not use any online services that could be used to trace my activities.

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I'm concerned about my privacy but, I use and still will use Google services, no matter what. They do a incredible job on the internet.

I'm glad about what Google is doing over the government. They are protecting the privacy of users that use Google.

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All I have seen is that Google are refusing to comply with the paranoid American government, and that is why a fuss has been made. But they have pandered to the paranoid Chinese government in limiting what Chinese people can find through their site or use (e-mail etc).

The only way to break any new ground in the Chinese market is to submit to its regulations. In America, you can fight the government with a moderate chance of success. In China? You'd better not screw around. They don't think it's funny.

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What about hotmail? Wasn't there a news article sometime last week about MS getting a subpoena too?

Atleast Google is doing something to protect the user's rights. It is a case of the least evil.

From the CNet article

Q: What about links people click on from search engine results? Can that information be turned over too?

Yes. Through a process known as redirection, Yahoo and AOL record what links people click

Q: What about other search engines?

We surveyed AOL, Microsoft and Yahoo as well. Microsoft and Yahoo gave us the same response as Google did.

edit: here's the link:link

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