&gt; <i>it never occurred to us [Google] that people could be seriously harmed by others&#x27; knowing details of their lives.</i><p>This explains <i>so much</i>.<p>EDIT: A year ago I wrote this, and it seems I was right:<p>&gt; <i>Google is self-selecting to employ those people who are fine with the idea of Google recording everything they do. This does not bode well for the rest of us.</i><p>(<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=8591417" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;news.ycombinator.com&#x2F;item?id=8591417</a>)