Google is evil.

[wsuffa]

Google said Tuesday it will follow the activities of users across e-mail, search, YouTube and other services, a shift in strategy that is expected to invite greater scrutiny of its privacy and competitive practices.

The information will enable Google to develop a fuller picture of how people use its growing empire of Web sites. Consumers will have no choice but to accept the changes.


No opt out. No choice if you own an Android.

Apparently they didn't get the word that Facebook is the most hated company in America.

 

[Jim Logajan]

Hmm. Use something that's free, then complain when they do things you don't like that helps support them paying for the free stuff you're taking advantage of.

Nobody expected the Faustian bargain!

(Faust exchanged his soul for unlimited knowledge and pleasure; analogous to what people did when they created "free" accounts on Google, Youtube, and so on.)