Shows what he claims; the business of producing alcohol for consumption is blocking his research and efforts.
In a Nutt shell he's fighting Budwiser, just one of the many companies that would involve themselves in blocking this.

I search for a torrent, I follow the link I know Google is aware. Now if I were to copy
and paste that address it into a separate window Google wouldn't know.
Woops, wrong, I have to laugh as 8.8.8.8 is my DNS Server due to it's speed.

Google went down for a few seconds awhile ago and just over half the Internet fell silent,
a lot of people have put their trust in Google in one way or the other.

I guess the bottom line is read the EULA, ToS and privacy policy of who you sign on with
or products you use and know what the deal is up front.

This is marked funny, actually I could say the same thing and mean it.

Have you ever searched the Internet? If any company I were to put my trust in,
it would be Google (Pls Google, back me up on this one). Their business is the
quest for information so you or another entity can search for and find what you/they
want good or bad. Hell, Facebook I know them and want no part of that. I have
0 (Zero, nada) trust in that area of the Internet. That's backed up by all the blocks
I've setup to keep Facebook out of my comings and goings, doings or not doings.

Just the fact /. has a facebook "Follow us" button they know your here now as does Google+ :}.

It's very simple...

When you turn on GPS, you are asked if you will allow this; not the subject in particular,
just covered by the board meaning of the question: "will you allow tracking".

It's an opt in, nobodies to blame but oneself if this is a problem to them.
Many other added features coming with any phone/tablet may require an account and some even a monthly payment.

The Android also has triangulation using wireless networks (location service) , this requires no opt-in.
It's just not as precise, ball parks good enough for me.

My Cell phone and table are Android, the tablets even sold under Googles name (Motorola Xoom) I use Opera for a browser,
and don't use either for Email, I use Forté's Agent (PC) for text only email no matter it's format.

Simple.

I normally don't comment on videos, and hadn't logged into Youtube for a week or two.
Was curious myself so tried. Yes, it's an in your face situation but I was able to Comment to this video
Battlefield 4 Launch: Death from Above
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bop_uiM6pqo a video I don't mind saying "excellent" to.

I took a screen shot of the page http://i41.tinypic.com/2ic18qo.jpg just before unchecked share with Google+ and hit post.
This Jpg may be gone at any time in the future. Could of been a better pix but what I got.

love this one:
"In 1906, J.J. Thompson had received the Nobel Prize for proving that electrons are particles;
in 1937 he saw his son awarded the Nobel Prize for proving that electrons are waves.
Both father and son were correct, and both awards were fully merited."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._J._Thomson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Paget_Thomson

Goto Flurry.com read what they do and understand this is a Google site they do data analytics. Read the ToS of Angry Birds they pay and
send user data to Flurry.com, in turn Flurry.com shows ADs tailored to you, I'm not sure if Flurry or rovio.com show the ads but you signed into
this just by purchasing Angry Birds or a myriad of other on-line software. I do read the ToS's and privacy statements.

Reading the ToS's and privacy statements is a good way to find what needs to be blocked. in rovio.com 's case it's all spelled out for you.
At least the last time I read it, All mentioned I have blocked ages ago.

Play.Google.com has an application called Android ID it's a small developers program that will give you the ID Flurry.com request to Opt out from.
It's not a number you can find in the about .

Your at 0 people don't want what you noticed seen. The articles quote digiday.com who say "Google declined multiple requests for comment."
and builds an article around it as they have free rein.

Remember there are companies that wish Google harm so expand upon the truth through the media,
There's one more anti-Google misleading article just behind this one, that I'm sure will make the front page soon.

This articles title was scary stuff about Google a company I've put my trust into for many years.
My searches are kept and I've known and expected that for years.

This paragraph tempers feelings felt from the subject:
"Google’s ability to make this connection is predicated on users opting in to location services on their smartphones and thus, in some cases,
being subject to constant location monitoring."

Which I'm very familiar with.

I have Googles own Motorola Xoom, it's rooted/jail broken, but you still need to add the Google applications.
I may change the OS's (update/downgrade); every time I do I'm asked if they can keep track of me and I always refuse,
nothing changes (something not working as punishment). I do feel my not opting in is indeed respected as
I'm asked to opt-in many more times while changing the setting to certain options.

I have two accounts with youtube, Google is well aware of them. I was forced into Google + there's no way out if you want into Youtube
But I turned around and deleted my Google + account with no problem, I was asked why, and I just told em it wasn't they I just don't do the social sites.

My forced Google + accounts are gone.

I for one do look for trans fat content and avoid it as much as possible; so more aware how prevalent it is
and approve such a move even as they mention it's on it's way out (I haven't seen it).

I live in the USA so it's not going to happen, but to reduce Corn syrup/sugar would go a long way to show they cared about ones health.
I also live in an area with a high Mexican population; so shop at their authentic Mexican stores, as their products contain sugar not Corn syrup/sugar.
Corn syrup - Corn sugar I'm even confused of the difference only that both are a product of Corn and not healthy (digested lower in ones system than sugar)

The FDA did stop corn syrup being called corn sugar which is a start -
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2012/05/30/154009682/fda-rules-corn-syrup-cant-change-its-name-to-corn-sugar

There was a /. article awhile back I don't comment on about Mexicans being the fattest population,
I tend to disagree with the findings.

Could very well be, but handled badly.

Could very well be the whack-job ability to even have such a rule mentioned shows what power, wealth or job title is capable of.

Could very well be they are after little Johnny and going to nail him in the lunch line.
(I know of an elementary school that would go to this extreme, so not an idle thought.)

What about tag? My first thought.

No touching Freeze Tag with base balls. You combine "US's favorite sport", dodge ball and tag all into one game.

Rubber bands hard to find, spitting hart to feel, base balls would find there way to soft spots.

Just a stupid (ridiculous) rule, not mentioned touch foot ball? Two hand above the waist makes boobs fair game. Freaking closet pervert made that rule.
Last line of the article nailed it: ""I am not going to tell my daughter she can’t touch her friends at school. I am going to teach her boundaries.""

As a side note: every time someone mentions buying something they Mention newegg.com
very rarely Amazon.com I don't see why Amazon.com is always talked about and little about
Newegg.com. Other than Amazon pays for the press.

Chatting while playing games for many years, if someone says damn this sucks I need a new
video card (a common complaint), almost always someone mentions a deal on Newegg.com,
never has Amazon been mentioned. I don't know why, it's just the way it works.

I'm a Washington state resident, I ordered something through Amazon many years ago;
at the check out I was told there's a chance that a tax may be required on this item
in the future, and if not they'd just keep the spare change (in a round about way).
Then placed a tax to the item price.

Yes Amazon is located in Washington state, and yes they tax in Washington but
they weren't required to at the time, and it wasn't retroactive when they were.

I haven't shopped Amazon since, NewEgg.com all the way, put many computers together
with their help. Amazon.com I read reviews on an items to get two site opinions then
order Newegg.com.