Google has been holding up against the Feds for giving out its search log data. While I am sure most Google users appreciate this, including me there is something which makes me uneasy in the gut. For one, how much information do they have? Then how long can they hold up. Eventually they will have to give in.
For one thing it has somehow changed my behavior in using online search engines. For one thing I clear my cache and cookies more often. Then at every opportunity I switch search engines. Sometime..though rare I even reboot my router for a few minutes to get a new IP from my ISP. Privacy concerns? who really cares? I would any way give away information for a chance to win a fee lunch.
But when I am logged into Google for personalization and do searches they can easily build a profile of what I do. While targeted ads are ok and in some cases good, what happens when the nosey BB wants access to everything? Can Google defend itself against entities that are really out to get access to its data? Privacy laws are so loose and do not translate borders.
Not everyone says “do no evil”.