Although I agree with the actions this person has taken, and I agree that privacy is an excellent reason, his webpage describing adwords and adsense was not that scary at face value.
I think it is much more scary if you realize that google works very hard to identify who you are accurately, and even matches it with things like offline purchase data.
The opposite of privacy is identification, and google is arguably the most capable and well-funded identification service on the planet.
I also think we as tech people should set a good example.
We could map the path for the less technically adept folks around us to take steps in the right direction.
We could provide support instead of ridicule when people make inconvenient choices instead of giving in.
And we could BE people who care about privacy, even if it is just to read the privacy policy, or block some trackers.
Hmmm... I did give in :) Google locked my account and I was like "okay.jpg", no google for me anymore. Uneventful story, not even enough for a blog post.
I think it is much more scary if you realize that google works very hard to identify who you are accurately, and even matches it with things like offline purchase data.
The opposite of privacy is identification, and google is arguably the most capable and well-funded identification service on the planet.
I also think we as tech people should set a good example.
We could map the path for the less technically adept folks around us to take steps in the right direction.
We could provide support instead of ridicule when people make inconvenient choices instead of giving in.
And we could BE people who care about privacy, even if it is just to read the privacy policy, or block some trackers.