On Mon, Jun 18, 2007 at 10:08:35AM +0530, Udhay Shankar N wrote: > I am quite willing to believe that google handles customer data (on > the average) with great care for privacy and security. The problem is > the sheer volume of linked, mined data that it has at its disposal, > thereby making even a small breach of security/privacy have large > repercussions.
The point is not how they handle the data, but they gather data they have no business gathering. They're a one-stop shop for any TLA or subpoena. (In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if they had special rooms in their data centers, too, if they're like all corporations). You can be damn sure that I'll not be using Google for any serious query without using Tor or an anonymous proxy. Google already knows way too much about me, from Gmail and AdSense/AdWords, no need to associate my queries with that identity.
