Tough stance to take, as a marketer you want all the relevant information that you can get your hands on. On the other side you also dont want the bad press that comes with privacy issues. Google flexing its muscle in this way may turn some off, however these dont seem to be the people google wants to talk to anyways. Ultimately as a business I want to be able to analyze and interpret the most relevant information available to me. Google+ makes it available...

I feel that the invasion is something that Google needs to be very sensitive about, especially when dealing with social media. From a business standpoint, the information would be usefull for Google, especially while they are designing the advertising for other companies and tailoring pages for indavidual users. However, consumers may be feeling a direct violation from this issue. Also, other companies paying for Google services may find it an unfair bias towards Google's branded social media. In order for them to not feel a negative impact, Google must be a little more careful about violating privacy rights, and practice ethical business practices.

I think in the perspective of businesses, Google's linked information on every Google platform is beneficial to businesses. It allows businesses to connect and reach more potential customers that are interested in related products. Business are also able to track where/how individuals are accessing their site or information from Google Analytics so Google is also going all out; becoming a multi influential corporation.

I don't believe there is anything wrong with what google is doing. They make it easier for people to search them and from a business stand point, this is a plus. By making your information more available, individuals will have more luck finding information and getting the word out on your business.

Google has found a way to increase their range on consumers in a fast and effective way. Google gives consumers the option to opt out of the Google+ program at any time, so the consumer doesn't have to worry about a privacy issue.

What Google is really helping out with is the ability to search more and more businesses and people, with the most recent information possible.

If people are worried about privacy, don't post pictures or videos that are inappropriate

I think the adding the Google plus search option is not considered violating privacy just because it allows consumers and business to search for related items with a sense of efficiency. People have the option of not using their google plus account when searching which should eliminate and privacy concerns.

I do not think that Google did anything wrong, so many companies/websites do the same thing just less publicly and nobody says anything. I understand that Google is a large and very successful corporation that has a reputation and credibility to live up to, however, by adding gmail users directly to google+ some may look at it as a positive. If people chose not to use that aspect of their account they still have that option as well. A company does what is best for them to advance their success, that is all Google has done by adding Google+ into search results, I do not think that it is a violation of any terms in anyway. I think they have the authority and right to do so and decisions like these is what has led to their continued success thus far.

Personally, I do not see a problem with Google linking Google+ pages to their search results. As Google+ is a product of Google, it only makes sense for the two products to go hand in hand, which is something users of both websites should understand.

As a highly dominant website, Google strives to make their services as relevant and helpful as possible. By signing up for a Google+ account, each user should be aware of their privacy settings, and realise the benefits of putting their information on the internet.

Overall, linking the two sites allows others to rediscover your information, while having restricted access to private posts and social settings.

I think it is unfair to say that google search plus is violating privacy because the content it actually makes searching easier and reminds people of what they have searched for before. By combining google+ and google together, it will benefit businesses to search for potential customers that already use google and gmail. There are many other search engines on the rise as well such as Bing, and Yahoo that people could use. Google+ is smart for capitalizing on this opportunity to take advantage of their existing database.

I don't believe Google is doing anything wrong. Without some of the information the Google shares, it allows millions of users to access important useful information that should be available. As far as Google messing with certain searches to give favorable information relative to Google, that's just wrong and breaks the rule of "freedom of search"

I don't find any issue here in regards to Google using its search engine to promote G+ and opting in users. Google has been around for a long time now and everyone uses it and knows the capabilities and opportunities it provides. It is a dominant company and it is just using its resources and status to promote its newest service. People know that in today's day and age, information travels extremely fast, from place to place. While users should automatically assume that their personal information will NOT be shared to outsiders that they have not granted access too, they should also assume that some information will be available throughout the whole Google network.

From a business standpoint, I see this simply as a way of networking and being able to rediscover information that people already know. It gives people the ability to search other people and businesses quickly and efficiently, providing the best and most relevant results. If people are worried about privacy, don't post any personal pictures or information, or simply opt out as you have that option.