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ZDNet Education blogger, Christopher Dawson , wrote a post titled, “Google is your friend.” Dude, I can assure you that Google is not my friend. Trading partner? Sure . Sometime ally? Maybe . Back-stabbing neighbor? Now we’re getting closer . I do acknowledge all the wonderful things Google provides — search services, Google Earth, Picasa, and so on. However, it’s important to recognize two facts about Google being your “friend:” Whether or not they realize it, all Google users engage in an implicit business deal with the company. Those amazing, so-called free, tools come at the cost of your privacy. Google hoards your data for use anytime, anywhere its voracious heart desires. The clever company is always thinking up new ways to slice and dice your personal data in service of its corporate profit. Google’s warm, fuzzy image (you know, all the pretty colors) can turn on users, and violate their trust, for good reasons or for no reason at all. For example, just read about the angst...