Google and Information Control

Google is famous for collecting data. The more of their products you use, the more information they have about you. They say they will not use that personal information, but then they are also famous for making innovative use of masses of data. No company in history has gathered so much information about people and the world in general. This in an age when information is at the core of economic and social activity. It gives google a lot of power - unprecedented power because they are in the drivers seat as to what they gather, how long they keep it, what they do with it. Of course, Google, like everyone else, must acknowledge privacy legislation. Well, maybe not quite like everyone else. There is an excellent and in depth article on this in the current Computerworld. Very much worth a read.