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Google: Evil or not?

We all know Microsoft is evil. At least we've been told that so many times, we almost believe it. Similarly, Google was the good guy. The anti-Microsoft, the little guy that got big but still cared about the users and their privacy. Well, disabuse your mind of that notion. Google is evil. At least on their way to being evil. Why? Read these 2 blog items: consumerist.com smoking gun The gist of it: Google has been taking pictures of people's homes (without notice) and using it in its "Streets View". It's one thing to take pictures of public spaces but to drive into a private driveway, take high-rez pictures of private property, use it to make money and potentially expose the owners of the properties to burglary...if that's not evil, what is? Case #2: Google keeps a history of your search activity. For a looong time. Case #3: Google released "Google Search" and didn't even disclose that the software is really a webserver in disguise. What's the