Google Video

The thing I found most interesting about the video we watched in class was the idea of google-phobia. It seems like the more the Internet permeates our lives the more we hand over more of our personal identification. The reason google became hugely successful (I use it) is because of keyword search. Basically, I and everyone else who uses has our google use traced and followed. That can be a blessing but also a curse. I remember not to long ago the debate that librarians give over their patrons records to the FBI under the Patriot Act. Also, phone companies were asked to hand over information about their clients too so the idea that this information about google users is strictly hands off doesn't hold.