Privacy. This is something people, including me, value as a fundamental right. It has been a concern within the last year regarding Facebook and the Internet in general. And what's next you may be asking? Well the answer is a search engine we have all come to know and love.....Google.

Apparently with this new proposed policy, Google would be able to compile more data based on the activity of their users online. According to this article http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/27/tech/web/google-privacy-clarified/index.html?iref=allsearch their aim is to make things simpler for their consumer. It is their claim that they will not be collecting any more data than they already have before, which is supposed to reassure those with any concerns.

However, I have many concerns when it comes to this topic. I understand that we as consumers want access to online information to be simple and instant, but at the same time I do not want to give away some of my most personal information for that to be possible.

Every site visited, every purchase made, every link clicked. I don't think those are details a search engine needs to know and I honestly find it somewhat creepy if Google brings up search results specifically catered to a site visited a few hours prior. Simple does not have to mean creepy. Even though deep down we know that the Internet is very public and so are the things we choose to do on it, but for our own peace of mind we would like to believe that some sort of privacy can and still exists.