yeah, I know they're another site.. but this was an interesting thread that I thought might be interested here about the ideas of governemnt/google Big Daddy/Big Brother.. http://www.webmasterworld.com/forum30/33178.htm
The guy who posted this has a point. Google gives away lots of stuff...the catch is...they just wanna know what you do with it.
Yeah, I wonder what Google actually does with all this data. They say they don't sell it, but I think they collect it all internally and develop new products for consumers which we will then buy later. Good marketing, but it's an interesting concept to grasp...