Originally Posted by
BertieBadger
Fair comment, and this is not my area in IT so could be wrong, but as i understand it, it's more about establishing a right to use a service more than tracking individuals.
As a general observation, if you want to protect your identity, don't use Google at all. I accept the data I give them, but others may not. Or may not know
I don't use Google logged in and don't use Gmail other than for an 'anonymous' email I give to websites who I don't want to know my real email.
I do however fully accept that such protections serve very little purpose in the grand scheme of things as my data is basically all out there and all tracked in a million different ways anyway. Not to mention my real email was leaked in that enormous Experian leak so is available for all to see. But at least I take comfort in not being on twitter.
Unfortunately I am on Linkedin, the creepiest of all the sites.