Um, what??

Google has always been a pioneer of user and search privacy.  I think that's why this is so shocking.  Google's CEO recently said something along the lines if you don't have anything to hide, why should you care if you search privacy is honored.  In reaction, Mozilla has said, Bing will now become it's search engine of choice.  This is not a light statement as Mozilla's Firefox browser owes Google for a big part of its success. 

To me, this is just broken logic.  It assumes our desire for privacy is based off of need, as if we all are criminals, quietly planning the demise of human kind.  Not true (well, on most days anyway).  Instead the desire for privacy is a fundamental principle in which many internet users place high value, as do most people in general.  It's the satisfaction of being anonymous in an ever more crowded world and it should still remain the user's choice to release their identity.  Not to mention, this is a slippery slope.  We all know that the Federal Government will not stop at just using search queries to find terrorists.

At any rate, I have already moved over to Microsoft's Bing.  I suggest everyone else do the same.