Skrivet av Oldskool:
Själv tycker jag att det är helt sanslöst vad låst man är med iPhone till deras förhandscensurerade variant av market, samt att Apple säljer dina personliga uppgifter till högstbjudande tredjepartsföretag genom iAd utan att du kan stoppa det. Mest av såna skäl föredrar jag Android.
Om du är mån om din personliga integritet, ska du inte använda någon av Googles tjänster.
De är sämst i klassen. Hela deras affärsidé är ju att analysera och sälja annonser utfifrån ditt beteende på nätet.
A Race to the Bottom - Privacy Ranking of Internet Service Companies
"In summary, Google's specific privacy failures include, but are by no means limited to:
Google account holders that regularly use even a few of Google's services must accept that the company retains a large quantity of information about that user, often for an unstated or indefinite length of time, without clear limitation on subsequent use or disclosure, and without an opportunity to delete or withdraw personal data even if the user wishes to terminate the service.
Google maintains records of all search strings and the associated IP-addresses and time stamps for at least 18 to 24 months and does not provide users with an expungement option. While it is true that many US based companies have not yet established a time frame for retention, there is a prevailing view amongst privacy experts that 18 to 24 months is unacceptable, and possibly unlawful in many parts of the world.
Google has access to additional personal information, including hobbies, employment, address, and phone number, contained within user profiles in Orkut. Google often maintains these records even after a user has deleted his profile or removed information from Orkut.
Google collects all search results entered through Google Toolbar and identifies all Google Toolbar users with a unique cookie that allows Google to track the user's web movement.17 Google does not indicate how long the information collected through Google Toolbar is retained, nor does it offer users a data expungement option in connection with the service.
Google fails to follow generally accepted privacy practices such as the OECD Privacy Guidelines and elements of EU data protection law. As detailed in the EPIC complaint, Google also fails to adopted additional privacy provisions with respect to specific Google services.
Google logs search queries in a manner that makes them personally identifiable but fails to provide users with the ability to edit or otherwise expunge records of their previous searches.
Google fails to give users access to log information generated through their interaction with Google Maps, Google Video, Google Talk, Google Reader, Blogger and other services."
De funderar på att bli än mer aggressiva i sin targeting utifrån insamlad data:
Google Agonizes on Privacy as Advertising World Vaults Ahead - WSJ.com
Och även om du inte använder deras tjänster, spårar de dig ändå:
Google Alarm - Firefox Add-on :: monitor Google monitoring you
Jag använder Android av samma anledning som den här artikeln antyder; jag tycker det smakar mer än det kostar. Än så länge.
Mad At Google? The Question Is: Are You Mad Enough To Stop Using It? Can You Even Stop Using It?