[sulandor]

realization that data is valuable does not imply a privacy consciousness.

google is in the business of selling access to that information.

though, i can see the wisdom in painting the alternative even worse.

[xbmcuser]

I never said anything about privacy but rather about profits its in google interests to let and help you target high earning 26-36 year old using it ad tech rather than telling you who those 26-36 year high earners are. So your data not privacy is more important to them to keep from everyone else directly but through their ad tech.