Google, the fourth largest internet company according to Nielsen NetRatings, has always been under scrutiny for invading on privacy issues. They have been accused of collecting Wi-Fi data, location information, and password and user name data. Google even admitted to collecting information through open Wi-Fi networks but retorted that it was a mistake and it was something Google didn’t even mean to do.
With the recent release of Google Plus many people are sceptical about trusting Google with their information. Google already collects data on what we search and best hones their advertisements to effectively target users interested in the products those advertisers selling, but how far will be too far? When they start collecting information about our status updates? When you get in argument with your boss and Google looks to profit by giving the news to your old workplace that desperately wants you back? This privacy issue has been an ethical problem since the start-up of Google and may have inhibited some of their success, but if Google didn’t steal our information than it most likely wouldn’t be the super power that it is today on the internet. So the question you must ask yourself; Google or privacy?
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