While I do agree with you, Michael, I do sense that younger persons – those who have grown up with Google and social media – might not be as concerned by the privacy policy changes. I have noted that Google’s new policy is just one of a long line of changes occurring across the online space (think also Facebook) that is “asking” us to change our attitude towards privacy and information sharing. And admittedly, in a world that is getting smaller and more interconnected, our perception of self, privacy, security, etc, might require some adjustment…

However, personally, I am uncomfortable with the fact that entities, like Google, benefit financially from demanding that I be less private. So in the back of my mind, I have to wonder whether the policy changes are really being done to improve the company’s ability to personalise user results, or more so for financial gain…