This type of myopic anti-Google thinking is getting old. Do your homework, read their service agreements. If you don't agree with them, don't give them your data. If they sound reasonable, assume that Google will respect them. After all, they are not stupid, they understand they cannot tarnish their business reputation by violating a customer's trust. If I'm wrong and they end up being stupid, they can be held accountable by law.
4.2. Google claims no ownership or control over any of your Data. You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in the Data, and you are responsible for protecting those rights, as appropriate.
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This type of myopic anti-Google thinking is getting old. Do your homework, read their service agreements. If you don't agree with them, don't give them your data. If they sound reasonable, assume that Google will respect them. After all, they are not stupid, they understand they cannot tarnish their business reputation by violating a customer's trust. If I'm wrong and they end up being stupid, they can be held accountable by law.
In fact from their TOS (http://code.google.com/apis/predict/docs/terms.html):
4.2. Google claims no ownership or control over any of your Data. You retain copyright and any other rights you already hold in the Data, and you are responsible for protecting those rights, as appropriate.