Why It's Time to Sell Google Stock

Google has just announced a new policy that they will not anonymize search requests for 18-24 months. There were a number of reasons given, including "complying—and anticipating compliance—with possible data retention requirements" -- presumably from the government.

With user privacy compromised, its likely that many Google searchers will look to other means of searching for information that won't allow them to be tracked.

See: "Why Does Google Remember Information About Searches" for more information.