Originally Posted by
Mario F.
I think people often confuse their privacy issues with what should indeed be in the realm of the service provider, like Kryptkat above complaining about lack of https image search.
I have absolutely no privacy concerns with google lack of encrypted connections in the search engine. That's not really Google's responsibility. They can chose to offer or not the service, but by no means that indicates a breach of privacy. Or else we must accuse CBoard from not offering https connections too, every time we browse or search the forums. Instead, my privacy concerns have to do with the treatment Google does to my searches and activity and its ability to decide to store and analyze that data as they see fit and act on that knowledge. This extends to all Google services. Web Searching, GMail, Google Docs, etc.
I'd more easily trust that information to my government (and I wouldn't!) than I would to a private company. Especially one not obliged to my country's laws and regulations.