On the 9th of June, an organisation few people had previously heard of, released a report branding Google as the worst offender on the web where user privacy is concerned.
This in turn, prompted a rather heart-felt response from Google’s Matt Cutts in his personal blog.
This post is the result of a discussion thread, currently underway over at the Google Webmaster Help Group.
In fact, it more or less mirrors my own response therein:
Ok… so now we all know that Google is an ‘Information Mugger’ who hits you over the head and steals your wallet.