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Poll: How much do you trust Google?

#1
People must have varying levels of trust towards google, the amount of data they have combined with all the personal information from search history and gmail is staggering. How does that affect your trust of google, do you find yourself more or less careful because of that ?

You can vote up multiple entries below to indicate how much you would trust them with.

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#2
I just voted, but (maybe because English is not my primary language) I didn't understand the poll very well. While I RELY on Google for some email accounts, analytics and search queries, I wouldn't say I "trust" Google.

Bottom line is - Rely on them? Yes; Trust them? No.

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#3
Google has more dirt on me (primarily due to email) than any one other company/individual, but I find it really hard to care. While I'm sure certain bits of it could be used against me, I just can't muster the energy to be bothered by it. They give me enough value that I just don't care.

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I just voted, but (maybe because English is not my primary language) I didn't understand the poll very well. While I RELY on Google for some email accounts, analytics and search queries, I wouldn't say I "trust" Google. Bottom line is - Rely on them? Yes; Trust them? No.

Doesn't relying imply trust?

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#5
Poll seems to be good but 'trust google' is a broad question. Companies and people are bound by rules and regulations. If something like Google Buzz happens, they will get punished.

Could you pls explain what is the purpose of this poll?

Plug: I am the creator of just released http://www.getdropandlock.com/ I use this for sending all attachments.

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I just voted, but (maybe because English is not my primary language) I didn't understand the poll very well. While I RELY on Google for some email accounts, analytics and search queries, I wouldn't say I "trust" Google. Bottom line is - Rely on them? Yes; Trust them? No.

Doesn't relying imply trust?

Trust implies comfort and positive results. It's a very value-laden term. "Do you trust X to Y..." always seems like a set-up question to me.

A clearer question would be "what do you expect Google to do, how effectively and consistently do you expect them to do it, how well does that serve you and what alternatives do you imagine?"

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I just voted, but (maybe because English is not my primary language) I didn't understand the poll very well. While I RELY on Google for some email accounts, analytics and search queries, I wouldn't say I "trust" Google. Bottom line is - Rely on them? Yes; Trust them? No.

Doesn't relying imply trust?

Maybe, but the emails are mostly used for subscriptions and the like, so if they go down it wouldn't affect me that much.

As for the Analytics/Docs etc. I use them because my clients do and I don't have many other places to point them to.

As for Trusting, what I mean is that I think that they would breach my privacy if they wanted/had to. It's a corporation that profits based on its user data, so I wouldn't be they'll look after their users if it affects their bottomline.

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post #5

Poll seems to be good but 'trust google' is a broad question. Companies and people are bound by rules and regulations. If something like Google Buzz happens, they will get punished. Could you pls explain what is the purpose of this poll? Plug: I am the creator of just released http://www.getdropandlock.com/ I use this for sending all attachments.

I was thinking the same thing, but I think it's mostly safe to assume he means trusting Google with regards to privacy?

Technically and functionally, Google shows significant prowess. I put a fair amount of trust in them from a technical perspective (though search is suffering now). In terms of defending cyber-attacks--I remember when the Chinese government was backing a bunch of hackers that compromised ~100 acounts (I think?), but Google was on top of it and also reported them to the DoD ultrafast.

I'm imaging other companies of their size being placed in the same position and wondering about how they'd fare...

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#10
I trust Google precisely as much as I trust any other corporation on the Fortune 500. (For poll choices, "I trust them with a substantial portion of my income" -- 100%, for all intents and purposes. I'm the lamprey to their shark -- I wish I could quit them but wouldn't be much good swimming without them and if I let go for an instant I have a funny feeling I'll meet the teeth.)
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