Yeah, that maybe wasn&#x27;t the coolest.<p>For what it&#x27;s worth, it&#x27;s not hyperbole.  I truly find their sanctimony around &quot;privacy&quot; and encrypting everything as a serendipitous complement to a business plan that is abhorrent.  &gt;&gt; Be civil. Don&#x27;t say things you wouldn&#x27;t say in a face-to-face conversation. Avoid gratuitous negativity.<p>I&#x27;d say all of the things I&#x27;ve said face to face.  It isn&#x27;t gratuitous.  Maybe not everyone agrees with my position, but I value companies where there isn&#x27;t a need to distinguish between users and customers.<p>I could have avoided a profanity.  I could have kid gloved it by saying people are entering into a faustian deal.  I&#x27;m not perturbed that I didn&#x27;t.<p>&quot;If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.&quot;<p>– Eric Schmidt, December 2009