I wanted to voice the tremendous respect I have for Google for not
succumbing to politcal pressure and protecting the privacy and rights
of it's users. Privacy on the internet is, or should be, of great
concern to all who use the internet. What is interesting about this
latest development is that now there is undeniable evidence of where
the three major portals stand on protecting the privacy of it's users.
Google has emerged as the one true portal that believes in the privacy
of its users whereas the others, MSN and Yahoo, have proven to weak and
with no real commitment to privacy rights.

As a result, I will no longer either Yahoo! or MSN for any service,
including email, and will switch all of my services to Google.

I have tremendous respect for Google management, who have shown
themselves to be real Americans by refusing to comply or abet the
Federal Government's efforts to oppress American citizens.

I have just joined this google group because I heard that Google had
refused to give up the details about it's customers to the govenment.
I couldn't edorse your feeling more strongly - only I am talking for
those of us in the UK who are also horrified at all the civil liberties
that are being slowly taken away from us. Over here we are supposed to
be afraid of "terrorists" - in this case it is of perverts and
paedophiles.

I am more afraid of governments than terrorists and it is a well
documented fact that most perverts and paedophiles live in the homes of
their victims. I strongly urge Google to remember the users who have
made it the world leader in search engines. Thank God for their stand.

Diana

Actually, before you get all teary-eyed over Google's protection of
your privacy, you ought to ask yourself why that information is being
collected by Google in the first place. That causes me far more
concern about my privacy.

I don't mind that Google tracks my internet usage, presumably in order
to provide better service to all users, but why do they do so in a way
that makes the information about the user available? It seems that you
should be far more concerned about Google and your privacy, because
there is no way to vote a corporation out of office. Bush will be gone
in three years, but Google will be collecting information about you for
a long, long time.

As long as Google keeps collecting information about our internet use,
the government will find ways to get it. It appears that it is time to
find a new service that actually cares about my privacy.


m_meno...@yahoo.com wrote:
> I wanted to voice the tremendous respect I have for Google for not
> succumbing to politcal pressure and protecting the privacy and rights
> of it's users. Privacy on the internet is, or should be, of great
> concern to all who use the internet. What is interesting about this
> latest development is that now there is undeniable evidence of where
> the three major portals stand on protecting the privacy of it's users.
> Google has emerged as the one true portal that believes in the privacy
> of its users whereas the others, MSN and Yahoo, have proven to weak and
> with no real commitment to privacy rights.
>
> As a result, I will no longer either Yahoo! or MSN for any service,
> including email, and will switch all of my services to Google.
>
> I have tremendous respect for Google management, who have shown
> themselves to be real Americans by refusing to comply or abet the
> Federal Government's efforts to oppress American citizens.

I would encourage everyone to write or call Google to encourage them to
comply with the US Subpeona of non-private information. I beleive the
government is looking for search information, not user information.

"Although no identifying information is being sought, Google is
concerned that the data requested may well contain personally
identifiable information."

When I search, I don't supply anything other than the terms I am
searching for. Also, if there is more than that, why is Google
collecting it? I suspect that they may be trying to protect the
information gathered from the Google desktop search or toolbar, which
warns users that some additional information will be collected -
forwarned is forearmed - I don't see a problem with it.

Google - please comply - I for one would love to reduce the
freely-available porn on the internet.


EMAIL REMOVED wrote:
> Actually, before you get all teary-eyed over Google's protection of
> your privacy, you ought to ask yourself why that information is being
> collected by Google in the first place. That causes me far more
> concern about my privacy.
>
> I don't mind that Google tracks my internet usage, presumably in order
> to provide better service to all users, but why do they do so in a way
> that makes the information about the user available? It seems that you
> should be far more concerned about Google and your privacy, because
> there is no way to vote a corporation out of office. Bush will be gone
> in three years, but Google will be collecting information about you for
> a long, long time.
>
> As long as Google keeps collecting information about our internet use,
> the government will find ways to get it. It appears that it is time to
> find a new service that actually cares about my privacy.
>
>
> m_meno...@yahoo.com wrote:
> > I wanted to voice the tremendous respect I have for Google for not
> > succumbing to politcal pressure and protecting the privacy and rights
> > of it's users. Privacy on the internet is, or should be, of great
> > concern to all who use the internet. What is interesting about this
> > latest development is that now there is undeniable evidence of where
> > the three major portals stand on protecting the privacy of it's users.
> > Google has emerged as the one true portal that believes in the privacy
> > of its users whereas the others, MSN and Yahoo, have proven to weak and
> > with no real commitment to privacy rights.
> >
> > As a result, I will no longer either Yahoo! or MSN for any service,
> > including email, and will switch all of my services to Google.
> >
> > I have tremendous respect for Google management, who have shown
> > themselves to be real Americans by refusing to comply or abet the
> > Federal Government's efforts to oppress American citizens.

I absolutly second this. My hat goes off the men and women of google.
You truly represent the ideas and philosophies of a free and
independant society where knowledge and imagination will allow anyone
to achieve anything they set their mind to. Thank you so much. This
is exactly why I will continue to use google and will encourage others
to do so as well. Google Rocks!

EMAIL REMOVED

Here, here, google rocks. I wish I could meet the staff in person and
personally express my praise and thanks.

Thanks for not being blind, deaf and dumb sheep!

Best search engine ever!

This is the same government who have been proven liars - Weapons of
M*** Destruction? What? Where? Nowhere!

Why would you believe anything else they said?

Why don't you just go to the white house and offer to let them implant
a chip in you containing all of your personal information, because that
is where the government is headed.