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Originally Posted by MushkinGreg

I bet I can give you many more things to be paranoid about, much more intrusive things , like microsoft's ability to remove any software from your pc remotely, or install windows updates when auto updates been disabled, without your knowledge.

Microsoft have never been able to remove any software form you PC ? Maybe your thinking about apple and the iPhone... they can kill any app on your system..but thats another story
And yes there are things out there in internet land that we should be cautious of. I'm not paranoid at all , just trying to point out something to be cautious of.

I look at the facts and then make a decision based on them.

Originally Posted by MushkinGreg

Again, google can't say no to the gov, thats the issue not google.

Actually that is not entirely true....... Google did not exist in China, they went over there and courted the Chinese to get in the country.They did not HAVE to agree with the government over there, they could have just remained out of the country. But to get the buisness and make more money they agreed.

Again if your happy using it thats great. All i suggest to people is to have a good look at the facts and decide for yourself ;)