Re: [CGUYS] Google exec dismisses concept of privacy

2009-12-12 Thread John Duncan Yoyo
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Chris Dunford seed...@gmail.com wrote: The other day, on CNN, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said this about the expectation of privacy for users of Google: If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first

Re: [CGUYS] Google exec dismisses concept of privacy

2009-12-12 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 5:20 PM, mike xha...@gmail.com wrote: Eric Schmidt admitted nothing that all of us didn't already know.  We've all been sitting around drinking tea pretending that gorilla wasn't there...the gorilla that means you have no privacy.  Eric was just bold enough to point it

Re: [CGUYS] Google exec dismisses concept of privacy

2009-12-11 Thread Chris Dunford
The other day, on CNN, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said this about the expectation of privacy for users of Google: If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place. I guess that clears things up! Steve As the result of which,

Re: [CGUYS] Google exec dismisses concept of privacy

2009-12-11 Thread phartz...@gmail.com
On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 6:43 AM, phartz...@gmail.com phartz...@gmail.com wrote:  The other day, on CNN... Correcting myself here. It was not CNN, but rather CNBC. However, I am sure that by this time, the story has also been covered by CNN. Steve

Re: [CGUYS] Google exec dismisses concept of privacy

2009-12-11 Thread tjpa
On Dec 11, 2009, at 6:43 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: The other day, on CNN, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said this about the expectation of privacy for users of Google: If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place. I guess that

Re: [CGUYS] Google exec dismisses concept of privacy

2009-12-11 Thread mike
Same logic as 'just let us search you without a warrant because you claim to have nothing to hide.' On Fri, Dec 11, 2009 at 8:54 AM, tjpa t...@tjpa.com wrote: On Dec 11, 2009, at 6:43 AM, phartz...@gmail.com wrote: The other day, on CNN, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said this about the

Re: [CGUYS] Google exec dismisses concept of privacy

2009-12-11 Thread tjpa
On Dec 11, 2009, at 11:06 AM, mike wrote: Same logic as 'just let us search you without a warrant because you claim to have nothing to hide.' I did say it would be definitely incomprehensible to some. QED * ** List

Re: [CGUYS] Google exec dismisses concept of privacy

2009-12-11 Thread betty
The other day, on CNN, Google CEO Eric Schmidt said this about the expectation of privacy for users of Google: If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place. I guess that clears things up! It certainly does. Very

Re: [CGUYS] Google exec dismisses concept of privacy

2009-12-11 Thread mike
This announcement is like when Conyers was asked about reading bills and he actually laughed at the question...read them? What do you mean *read*them?? lol Eric Schmidt admitted nothing that all of us didn't already know. We've all been sitting around drinking tea pretending that gorilla

Re: [CGUYS] Google exec dismisses concept of privacy

2009-12-11 Thread tjpa
On Dec 11, 2009, at 4:52 PM, betty wrote: You still have no privacy [and it's probably your fault]. Get over it. It's like living in a worldwide small town! We always knew that our backwoods droids did not really relish living there in the outback.