Re: What a load of self serving tosh..
- Eric Schmidt is not nice - probably true; 1 correct.
- If you don't want google to know that, don't use google; 1 wrong
- If you don't want google's "helpfulness" don't use google; 1 wrong.
- Google will comply ... "or when it's in the business interest to collaborate" - made up that last part; 1 wrong.
- Google location tracking - If you dislike it don't use google; 1 wrong.
- " ... taking your life in your hands [with Apple Maps]" - I seem to recall a problem with misdirecting people into the Australian desert. A lawsuit on the basis of this is not likely to succeed; 1 wrong.
If people are are misled and become careless of their personal details, they at least contributed. Maybe the bigger problem is that the privacy policies are long enough that hardly anyone reads them; Half credit.
- Creativity with the truth - a common failing in and out of business circles, so not very relevant; Half credit.
- Trust google or the government - with prosecutors like Carmen Ortiz (Aaron Swartz case) and Steven Dettelbach (scourge of the Amish beard trimmers) I am uncertain about trusting the government too far. Other opinions may vary; Half credit.
- 'Too much regulatory activity involving google ..." - most of it obvious rent seeking and sour grapes; 1 wrong.
- Schmidt's comments on privacy - I heard him at Oracle World and took it as a statement of fact, not a prescription for action. Still, (#1) he probably is what many would consider "not nice"; Half credit.
2-1/2 of 10 correct = 25%; less than a D-
Mr. Jones' telling statement is buried in the middle: "You came to us. If you felt we might betray you, you wouldn't come to us." That google receives 70 or 80 per cent. of the search requests suggests a fairly high level of trust.