google and privacy: is it time to give up?

That\'s it. They win.
He gave up his privacy.
Trying to maintain privacy in contemporary America is too time consuming, too complicated, and too exhausting.
He can no longer tell the good and the bad.
He has no idea who to believe.
There are so many ruthless attacks from all angles. from closed-
From GPS trackers to online cookies to spammers, hackers, malware manufacturers, spyware rotters, identity thieves and countless other attackers --
He can\'t fight them anymore.
They never sleep.
They are always evolving, pushing, and always changing the terms of the privacy settings and service agreements.
They call it privacy fatigue.
Google is not the first company to burn him out;
Just the latest.
The omnipotent digital empire introduced new privacy rules on Thursday.
New default settings will allow Google to cross
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In its vast and diverse Internet presence, users\' activities include elegant Google search engines, cool YouTube video repositories, and impressive internal work on Android phones.
Google says it is making changes for the benefit of its users.
Consumer Rights and Privacy
Protection groups don\'t think so.
They worry that Google has collected too much personal information.
Without my consent-
And spread it around. Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass. , who is co-
The Boston Globe quoted the chairman of Congress\'s privacy caucus as saying: \"The new Google privacy policy is: you don\'t have privacy.
\"Is Google good? Helpful or not?
What about Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare, Amazon and others who seem to be on his grill and recording his every move?
They have introduced new schedules, new service agreements, new possibilities.
Sometimes they turn off familiar formats and useful applications without an apology or explanation.
They remind us who\'s in charge.
Internet users must be paranoid about their privacy.
In fact, he feels increasingly insecure as more and more security issues surround him in the world.
He sees surveillance cameras hidden in traffic lights, birdhouses, clocks, exit signs, nozzles, smoke detectors, air purifiers, who knows what else.
He also read a number of program and software glitches that allow completely unfamiliar people to watch him secretly through their own webcam and other gadgets.
He felt under surveillance.
They know where he lives and cannot maintain privacy.
So he just gave up.
Rebecca Jeschke says the cool new tool \"is a terrible mistake to give up privacy \".
\"This is exactly what marketers and governments want.
\"Jeschke is director of media relations and digital copyright analyst at the San Francisco Electronic Frontier Foundation
Consumer advocacy organizations in the digital space.
\"I agree it\'s tired now,\" says Jeschke . \".
\"Sometimes I find myself shrugging just because I\'m tired and I\'m one of those people who really should know.
But the conclusion here is not that we should give up, but that we should not try so hard.
Jeschke said: \"The fact is that it is not necessarily a challenge to compete for privacy.
\"We can and should ask hardware and software developers to provide clear and easy-to-understand privacy protection.
\"For the Jeschke Foundation, the recently announced agreement between California and six mobile app platform providers is a promising sign.
Agreements with Amazon, Apple, Google, HP
Packard, Microsoft, and Research In Motion encourage developers to be more explicit and frank In their privacy policies.
NPR reports that prosecutors from more than 30 states have signed a letter to Google questioning the suitability of the new privacy regulations.
Jeschke says developers need to take the next step to really build strong privacy protection from the start.
\"In order to protect our privacy, we should not give up new tools that will be cool in the future,\" she said . \".
\"If I don\'t keep a high guard on a regular basis then I lose all my privacy and it\'s my fault.
This is not the case unless we give up.
So don\'t give up!
\"For the user, she wants to know: what if every time you get on the bus, the dashboard is changed?
Are there new buttons, new ignition codes, new media knobs?
Is there a new rule on this road?
All the signs have changed?
What if the keyboard keys are rearranged every time you sit down and type?
What if every time you walk into your house the furniture is removed and you can\'t sit in the previous place?
Google transferred the furniture to him again.
It\'s strange that his Gmail account is clearly based on a private email he wrote.
Now, under the new rules, Google will be able to combine his activities on the company\'s Gmail service with his Google search engine requests, YouTube video habits, and his interactions with all the other Google --
Products owned can create a dynamic profile that can be of great value to reputable companies
Maybe not so reputable.
Marketing and sales company.
Hiawatha Bray of the Boston Globe wrote that under this new policy, \"all information for any user who logs into a Google account will be merged into one database.
Google, which makes money by selling and placing online ads, says it will be able to provide more accurate search results and more relevant ads to individual customers.
Its ability to talk to individual interests and habits will become more precise.
Bray wrote, \"This result will also boost Google\'s advertising business by helping target users with ads that are most likely to be of interest.
If the company can promise that it will attract more interested buyers, the Company may purchase more advertisements on Google\'s various websites and pay more for them.
\"According to a statement released by Google and referenced by various news collection websites,\" Our updated privacy policy will make it easier for our privacy practices to understand, this reflects our desire to create a seamless experience for the agreements we signin users.
\"On Google, he found a list of frequently asked questions and read some reassuring words.
Google went out of its way to ease his concerns.
\"The new policy reflects our efforts to create a very simple, intuitive user experience at Google,\" it notes . \".
\"Our goal is still to provide you with as much transparency and choice as possible, and our privacy principles remain the same.
Google has promised him that he will still have the option and control.
It does not collect more data about him.
Google does not intend to disclose information about him \"publicly.
Google will not sell his personal information either.
\"We will not sell the personal information of our users.
\"This is not our way of doing business at all,\" the company said . \"
This sentence is refreshing and responsible.
But he can\'t help but ask: If Google only considers his best interests, why are these talented people --
Privacy lawyer, Attorney General, etc. up in arms?
Why are other people, people who spend more time and energy exploring the erosion of privacy, so frustrated?
He knows he should study more.
He knew he should study the best print in depth.
He knows he should spend hours learning how to use these tools to adjust his settings.
But he is too tired.