That's true and I'd be open to people thinking that maybe those companies have got too powerful, but both of them have much more restricted scope. It's not so much that companies have this information, but that companies have all this information.Hoplon said:If this is true of google, it's still true of Microsoft and certainly Apple in the mobile sectors
Microsoft strangely enough is the company that I fear the least, because I think their bureaucracy would stifle any attempt they made at combining the data =D They can't even get Word and Windows to look the same, the chances of them developing the ability to combine your youtube data with your phone results is low. And whilst they have both a phone and bing, penetration is low (on the other hand they've got a more successful browser)
Whereas Google already asks to use the same account for your phone, youtube, google+ and chrome (i think) and that account will stay logged in when you're searching. And they're really good at mining data
Dude I didn't say they took the photos =D I said they've got the data. It's one of the less threateningmad825 said:You may want to do some research into that first before saying that [http://www.geoeye.com/GeoEye101/GeoEye-Google/Default.aspx]BrotherRool said:*A image map of the entire world
I've never heard of Google sending their own satellite into space...Yet.
That comic does say that they could use the data to do a lot of things, it's just the person who did it decided 'money doesn't buy happiness' =D And if the data is that worthless why were there requests for 14 000 users data from the US government in a six month period? Apart from anything else, the data is powerful enough and valuable enough for them to make a lot of moneyLizardon said:Since you put an xkcd comic in your OP, I'll respond with another.
The fact of the matter is that Google has done nothing wrong in the eye of the public, who hold the company in very high regard. Until they do something that really pisses people off, I'd say they will continue to operate as is.