How Will Google's New Privacy Rules Affect You?

Whats funny is google isn't taking anymore information then they already did.

All they are doing to consolidating it (merging their separate privacy policies into one).

There is no privacy on the web. None. Zero.

oh oh !! I signed for those three !! Now that I know I`m not even going to go to the bathroom!!

I am in the process of changing my gmail address contacts for about a week now. My bank's, brokerage's and healthcare contacts will now be transferred to Yahoo and Hotmail. Sure I will still use Google, but not for anything important.

I can not say that I am suprised. Everyone company on the web is out to make money and your privacy is completely unimportant to them. Especially when one company owns so many sites. It is truly one of those mixed blessing things. I don't guess I mind to much as long as they keep it in their own house, but I am undecided for sure right now. I will reserve judgement on this policy for a later date.

So they make you sign up (Gmail) when you get an android phone, then they come back 2 yrs later and begin to track you and splay all your business. So now the phone you bought has no (well actually just less) privacy. I would think this issue should be brought in front of the gov't. Antitrust, human rights, etc. There should be an option to opt out! HELLO!!!

I think it's interesting how years ago everyone was fearful of big brother and did everything they could in order to protect their privacy. Now everyone volunteers that information freely on all social media (Youtube, Facebook, etc.). Society basically willingly "big brothered' themselves and shows no sign of retreat.

Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage's whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men. - Ayn Rand

Google is a contracted company plain and simple. Google sells their products to the government, ironically Google was apparently pretending to be against Pipa and Sopa to what end I have no idea. All these free services Google provides may seem useful and good, but they're a tool to spy on you. That was what the problem was with the Chinese about a year ago with their internet. I'm not going to say it's part of the New World Order because that is childish garbage people want you to believe. It is however a master plan that involves the acquisition of Facebook, Yahoo, msn and finally Google becoming one huge powerhouse corporation, all being owned by Morgan Stanley, which is a crooked investment place on Wall Street. If they manage to get all of these big names, they will sell your private information to the highest bidder and re-figure ways to manipulate internet advertising and put on new restrictions so only certain companies can be allowed to advertise on the internet. In short, you have a bunch of monsters that hate themselves, so in order to feel better about things they'll make the users suffer so they can go off and get their jollies. I personally think they should all be executed for wanting to or thinking they can do whatever they want but that's just my opinion.

I know your searches are usually NSFW, you perv.

Solution: Don't use it the way they expect, all of my mail will be filtered, that means to consider what is said and when and where to look and when and Don't Use Porn Sites or look up dirty movies or any of the other things you might be crucified or humiliated for should it become public knowledge.

I am looking for email services that do email and only email and who aren't owned by Google, Yahoo, AOL, Microsoft, etc. Then I will close all of my other accounts.

I think a lot of people are freaking out about this for nothing... but it does show there are a LOT of paranoid people out there. Google has been collecting info for years, so this is NOTHING new, but now they just plan to combine the data and utilize that information to "personalize" your experience- meaning- they plan to target you with ads that are more in-line with your interests. Big deal. Just go and opt-out of all their ad personalization features and don't open Google + or other more personal accounts. I had Yahoo e-mail for years and I switched to Google Gmail because it is MUCH MUCH better- and they offer free 'exchange' push services- whereas you have to pay for that with Yahoo.

However, I AM thankful that I have Apple iOS devices, because I definitely don't agree with them tracking your 'movements' based on Android apps that you've used.

To answer the title of this article...The changes will not affect me ever because i stopped using google services once i heard this. I welcome anyone else to join me in showing google and the rest of these oversized companies wanting to screw the consumer.