Google: "if you aren't guilty, then what do you have to hide?"



What may be sleazy and immoral for someone else may not be sleazy and immoral for me? How the fuck can he define what values do we need to have or not have?
 
This along with personalized search can and will be Googles downfall. People are not stupid, they do not want a controlled message. They want freedom. If Google ever gives the masses the slightest inkling that they are not on the up and up, they will search somewhere else. And that will be the end of google.
 
He just said what everyone already knew.

1. Search engines retain search related data (no shit).

2. Because of the Patriot Act, your searches can be used against you.

He's straight up telling people, "We don't have any power against the Government. Don't use our search engine if you plan to do bad things."
 
This along with personalized search can and will be Googles downfall. People are not stupid, they do not want a controlled message. They want freedom. If Google ever gives the masses the slightest inkling that they are not on the up and up, they will search somewhere else. And that will be the end of google.

If Microsoft has taught us anything, it's that people are stupid, and have no problem putting up with crap when they are already familiar with that crap.

So no Googles going fucking no where.