oddsod - 5:54 pm on Jan 25, 2006 (gmt 0)

Live Lead, just so that people don't get the wrong idea let me add that registering under the Data Protection Act is a legal requirement for Google, it's not something they did voluntarily out of the "do no evil" ethos. It does not say anything about their privacy policy. Also, the company registered here is Google UK Ltd ;), not GOOG.

The statutory fee for accessing your credit history with Equifax is £2.00 but I don't see how that is relevant. Am I missing something?

JudgeJefferies, a lot of people seem to think that if you don't use Google tools or Google search ... Google is not watching you. If I use no Google tools whatsoever, and don't use the Google search engine they can keep tabs on my movements via Adsense ads, Analytics and lots more. Even if I've never used the internet there's likely a lot of personal information about me that they have and which is growing by the day. From an aerial view of my garden redesign to a copy of my print book that they've decided to reproduce for free on the net... their reach shouldn't be underestimated.

I'm not saying that they are misusing information... but if there's potential for misuse, there is risk.