What Google privacy changes mean for Android users

Under Google's new privacy policy, which the company says will take effect on March 1, all of your personal data across Google's services, including Gmail, Picasa and YouTube, will be merged into a single database, which the company says will allow it to provide you with more relevant search results. Computer users who don't want to share their search or other data with the company can log out of their Google accounts-or even cancel them to remain totally anonymous. But the situation is more complicated for owners of smart phones powered by Google's Android operating system.

by Consumer Reports

January 27, 2012